Comment by ics

Asking this to gauge sentiment or become better informed, not because I believe it outright...

Could it be that people with more backend-oriented skills are better compensated, or have better market-job-security, than those with frontend-oriented skills on average with respect to regular employment or contracts? If it were so then the usefulness and/or marketability of a project might matter less to respective creators in how to offer their work to the public.

Jankily expressed as backend can afford to produce more for fun and/or street cred, frontend wants both but feels pressure to demonstrate value on top.