# The quiet, pervasive devaluation of frontend  URL:: https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/devaluing-frontend Author:: Josh Collinsworth ## AI-Generated Summary The document discusses the undervaluation of frontend development, highlighting how CSS and HTML are often not considered real programming languages despite their critical impact on user experience. Frontend work is sometimes seen as less important or technical than backend development, leading to biases and gender disparities in the industry. The document challenges the perception that frontend is simple or less significant, emphasizing the evolving complexity and necessary skills in this field, including the need for early involvement in projects to prevent costly mistakes. Despite the challenges and misconceptions, the document advocates for recognizing the value, complexity, and importance of frontend engineering. ## Highlights > I feel like I’m seeing a widespread diminishment of the practice of frontend. Nearly everywhere I look, I notice its importance minimized, and its challenges trivialized. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hrh8rsxdr918452k9wjfmwcf))