Or you can be one of the many programmers whose job has nothing to do with the web, or even with UX. We still exist!
That said, I am in the process of putting together a personal web page, and this stuff is a pain. I don't envy you guys.
That said, I am in the process of putting together a personal web page, and this stuff is a pain. I don't envy you guys.
(Unless you want it to be pretty of course ;)
However as a backend programmer you are left alone to do the job at hand without either specs changing at the speed of light or having to explain/teach people why an idea may have issues and finding websites/case studies to support your argument.