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@sinequanon
I agree with your point.

but web design / development are used interchangeably even though in my opinion there are very different in nature and tools. In practice they work hand in hand

DanielTheGeek:
I think i have contributed enough to this stream, i will be unfollowing this thread now!

PM me for any other thing.
BYE!

ok thanks again for your contributions

thanks guys, your feedback is very enlightening in regards to web community in Nigeria... sounds like people are really trying/ want to push the industry forward (y)

@DanielTheGeek
I'm back end web developer my language of choice is php. I know and have coded projects in other languages but primarily it's php that I specialise in along with the accompanied frameworks.

I am a senior developer at my current company. I try to maintain and update my skills inline with industry standards.

I do this both as a necessity but also out of respect for my profession, I want to take pride in my work. also they more complex the project the more things that can go wrong... without proper standards in place it will become hell... even worse if you have a team larger than two or three devs... I've worked in different company environments.

I'm still learning like everyone else and value other opinions. I have also found that improving technical skill gives me greater flexibility with jobs/ company roles as well as better footing when it comes to negotiating compensation. ... it's a far cry from my first junior dev role when I took whatever they offered me because I valued the opportunity to learn and the experience I could add to my CV.

I love my career and my craft but I find in more recent years I make sure to separate work and home life... life is too short so it's good to put limits... obviously when I first started out I had a different opinion lol

Has anybody heard of Pinegrow editor... are some professional developers using dreamweaver :S (omg!).

And how many agencies or companies care about modern version control work-flows/ software, CI, design patterns and proper project management?

Thanks again DanielTheGeek,

For your feedback.
And Sublime is an excellent editor and it has many plugins to extend it's functionality. I was using that professionally for a couple of years before I found PHPstorm.... I still use sublime for some hobby projects as well as it just loads up really fast which I think is great.

losprince:
in Nigeria most employers want you to posses all skills known and unknown to man, they don't want specialty but an expert in all fields and still expect many years of experience from the developer. Most job posts you will see on nairaland are from un serious individuals who are not yet ready to run a business and most of the offers are low ball

thanks for your feedback losprince,

Sorry may I ask what development/ career experience you have in particular... are you working for a studio/ agency/ freelancing.
And what would you recommend a newbie web dev. in nigeria to focus on in order to avoid working for the type of client / company you refer to above.
The type that require the almighty universal developer and rather get a good position or client.

sinequanon:
Some companies I have worked for, here in the UK, have moved away from framework dependency and proprietary software because they can sometimes cause awkward bottlenecks in product enhancement and bug fix strategy.

But I still see a lot of companies advertising for Spring , which seems like a great big organic mess as far as I can see.

I'm not to argue as to which framework is the best.

But I will say not all frameworks are created equal. Things like available skills pool/ technology, budget and feasibility most likely govern what frameworks are used. I would also hope framework choices are not dictated by laziness or wilful ignorance... attitudes like that hold the developer community (in nigeria especially) back, if there is a better available solution then it should be used if possible. If the industry doesn't develop in expertise we all suffer. Other foreign entities will capitalise on present / future opportunities. Nigerian software professionals both home and abroad should aspire towards excellence.

I'm still hoping for replies from as many forum users as possible please.

Thank you

Thank you DanielTheGreek for your reply.
Please forgive me I have a few more questions related to your post.

By full stack developer, does than mean front/ back-end development... or does that mean designer, ux, project manager, webmaster and devops all in one? (Nigerian web software devs interpretation)

By grid system can I assume you mean responsive frameworks likes foundation or bootstrap etc? if so that leads onto another question is sass/less being adopted yet?

Wordpress is still a very popular cms and site development platform. Has other platforms/ frameworks been widely adopted like zend F., laravel, drupal etc.

What applications/ editors do you personally use if i may ask? I'm trying to get a feel for what the professional market looks like.

Your Companies website is refreshing it is actually doing device responsive design the better way... the real responsive way. unlike many Nigerian sites I have come across.

Forgive me, but may I also ask how log you have been developing with php.

Thank you again for you time and response it is very much appreciated.

Hi Everyone,

I have recently joined the NL forum. I am based in London and I'm currently employed as a senior dev in the uk.
I want to get honest/ realistic feedback or representation of the web development community in nigeria. What are the jobs like. how does the compensation packages compare with other places (like london).

I have read some job adverts online for vacancies in nigerian software agencies. The role descriptions often sound slightly absurd and impractical to expect so many things in one individual... aome come of sounding like they are advertising for the literal "Jesus Christ" of web programming... turning code bugs to agege bread whilst also turning server errors into palm wine.

what software Ides's are used professional...

is there a lot wiziwig software development going on like with Pinegrow editor... is everyone using dreamweaver (omg!).

what are the most popular frameworks and backend languages being used professionally?

And how many agencies or companies care about modern version control work-flows/ software, CI, design patterns and proper project management.

Thank you in advance for replies.
I would be keen to hear from employed people working in the industry as well as freelancers also