The question seems to actually mean "should back end developers consider front end developers equals."
This is a case of worrying too much about what an irrelevant class of people thinks. Are you good at what you do? Do your peers understand your skills? Do your clients or potential clients see the value in your ability? As a primarily back end developer, that's what I care about, and I think it's a good metric.
It's natural and not necessarily wrong to look for approval, but at the end of the day, you need to judge yourself on your own ability. Other people will judge you, whether you want them to or not, but if you take them seriously -- whether they like you or not -- you have put your self-image in the wrong hands, i.e. not yours.
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The question seems to actually mean "should back end developers consider front end developers equals."
This is a case of worrying too much about what an irrelevant class of people thinks. Are you good at what you do? Do your peers understand your skills? Do your clients or potential clients see the value in your ability? As a primarily back end developer, that's what I care about, and I think it's a good metric.
It's natural and not necessarily wrong to look for approval, but at the end of the day, you need to judge yourself on your own ability. Other people will judge you, whether you want them to or not, but if you take them seriously -- whether they like you or not -- you have put your self-image in the wrong hands, i.e. not yours.