Is the backend easier for a beginner than the frontend?

Question

IT education

Since the accumulated fin. pillow, quit his job and decided to finally start learning programming. Now I am actively studying JS, as I figured that it would be easiest to start with the front-end.

I do not separate backend and frontend, because I plan (in 3 years) to become a full-fledged full stack developer - this is what I strive for. My first priority is to find a job in the office faster so I can grow as a professional.

When a familiar web programmer found out about my goal, he told me to stop wasting time on JS (they say basic knowledge is enough) and start learning PHP. According to him, with PHP at first, I will be able to realize myself as a programmer much faster.

His argument is that with JS you will have to learn a lot of additional material (of course, I did not count on pure JS), since the language has become too "big" in terms of modern development. According to him, there will be fewer problems with PHP.

I repeat: at the beginning of my journey, I chose the frontend only because of the advice that you can find a job faster with it.

How true are my friend's words about PHP and job hunting?

Answer 1

There is no clear answer - everything is subjective. On the one hand, on the front, there is layout and many features of browsers, and all this has developed in recent years, but on the back-end side, everything has also grown: containerization, caches, queues, streaming, ETL, ....
Everyone measures the world around them in their own way and in their own way experience. Your friend's experience doesn't have to be true for you, but it's not certain :-)

Answer 2

To become a fullstack, it is not necessary to learn php for the backend, instead you can choose NodeJs and you will have JS on the front and back. But, on nodejs it will be more difficult to find a job. In general, the concept of a full-fledged full stack is very abstract, more often these are mythical creatures, there will be more bias in one direction. It is impossible to succeed here and there. I would advise you to choose one thing for you and develop there already. Now it's not 2007 anymore and you have to learn a lot of things in the front and back, if you want to go beyond the riveting of the same type of sites.

Answer 3

On pure php, you most likely will not work either, there are also a lot of nuances. Yes, php has a lower entry threshold, but not much more than js. If you are already learning js, I would recommend to finish it