Comments on: 5 Reasons it Sucks to be a Web Developer

By: Luminus

Luminus — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:48:26 +0000

I would like to revise point number 6 to just read Internet Explorer, because personally I think even IE 7 is not a piece of software but a Microsoft Authorized Bug.

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:42:38 +0000

I have just completed a job for a most horrifyingly abusive client. In the end it was delivered, they paid and they went away. I suppose the original objective was achieved, they wanted a web, I wanted the business. What happened in between was just bad luck. Web design & Web development is not for sissies. I suppose selling life assurance products may be worse.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:53:50 +0000

Comparing a web designer to an airconditioner technician?? If you go about designing web pages like a aircon tech works, just following blue prints, then your pages must be really interesting. Web pages aren’t just code they consist of code and more importantly ideas and style. webdesign involves teamwork, a shared vision of the customer and the designer. uninstall.

By: Andy Brudtkuhl

Andy Brudtkuhl — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:56:54 +0000

Nisanthe: Why do you say that?

I am a web developer and come across these issues all the time..

By: Nishanthe

Nishanthe — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:46:55 +0000

I think most of the points you listed here are particular to WEB DESIGNERs..not WEB DEVELOPERS..
-Nish

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:35:32 +0000

Thank you for your honest comments. Yes, technology is exciting, but it certainly has its challenging aspects.

By: Nik

Nik — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:34:13 +0000

Hey, awesome article. I know a lot of people disagree on the clients thing, but I’m on your side. Every time I mention such a thing I’m met with the tried and true “but the client is always right”.

The client is not always right. No one is always right. It’s ignorant to say otherwise. I’m a designer, not a slave!

By: Deron Sizemore

Deron Sizemore — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:50:52 +0000

Very interesting article. Know it all and clients suck were on point.

It’s funny how web developers are suppose to know how to do everything. You see job openings and they are looking to high someone with experience with 50 different technologies, it’s crazy.

Yes, clients suck. That’s why I don’t deal with them much anymore. I take on some work every now and then, but I enjoy developing my own ideas and trying to monetize them.

By: Wayne Smallman

Wayne Smallman — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:03:48 +0000

OK, point #4 is the place where we differ in opinion — clients rarely ’suck’.

If they’re ever difficult, their intransigence is usually attributable to their lack of knowledge and awareness.

Think about it: they know little to nothing about what you’re doing for them. They feel vulnerable and need educating.

Here’s a chance to win them over with diplomacy and transparency in how you do things.

As a business owner, I know that people have to buy me before they buy anything from me, and it’s that mentality you need to keep in mind…

By: Andy Brudtkuhl

Andy Brudtkuhl — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:58:53 +0000

Kate - thanks for input. I do agree that it is a subject that should be tread lightly. Thanks for your concern! :)