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Werliton Silva
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What's Happening with React Frontend Job Openings?

Lately, I've noticed something that's really made me think: Frontend React professionals with 10, 15, even 20 years of experience are looking for jobs on LinkedIn for over 5 months.

This makes me wonder:

Do you think job openings for React frontend developers are becoming outdated?

If so, or if you have a different perspective, please leave your suggestions in the comments. I'm curious to hear the community's opinion!

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Wassim Soltani

Absolutely not, especially with the recent additions to React.

However, I'm of the mindset that you can't really be an [insert technology name here] developer forever.. Especially at 10, 15 and 20 years, you'd think it's only natural that one would branch out into other frameworks/technologies and master frontend concepts in general.

That being said, most job posts nowadays don't have a technology in the title. It would say something like "Senior Frontend Engineer", and have React as one of the skills listed for the job.

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Werliton Silva

I agree with you. I think companies are opting either for less experienced developers or more affordable labor due to AI, what do yout think?

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Michael Liang

Great post!

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Werliton Silva

Thank you, my bro.

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Werliton Silva

Invited you in discord

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Michael Liang

I accepted your invitation

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Nathan Tarbert

Feels like it’s getting tougher out there lately - I’ve noticed way more folks staying on the hunt. Makes me really think about how fast this whole tech shift happens.

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Werliton Silva

Man, I've really been thinking about this. Especially here in LATAM, I feel that it's more difficult, and salary expectations can significantly impact a developer's leverage. Of course, that might just be my perception, but I strongly feel this

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Henrique Oliveira

Companies are becoming more selective and often looking for devs who can do more than just build components.

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Werliton Silva

I agree. What capabilities do you think the current developer should have?

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