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So it is trivial to check a url is valid using regex, but if you wanted to take this one step further and make sure it is a valid domain name that is registered and actually in use...how would you do this? I have a few ideas for how to achieve this with a Microservice but I feel like others may have solved this problem before and there may be better solutions out there.

I am a mid level full Stack Developer. I enjoy working on all areas of the Stack, but I have started to try to move towards the more senior rank and I am wondering if being a specialist in one particular area will make me more employable/valuable. An alternative I'm thinking of is just to spend time working on my JavaScript(react, node) skill set and presenting myself as a JavaScript full Stack Developer. I'd love to hear everyone's opinions and experiences.

I am a mid level full Stack Developer. I enjoy working on all areas of the Stack, but I have started to try to move towards the more senior rank and I am wondering if being a specialist in one particular area will make me more employable/valuable. An alternative I'm thinking of is just to spend time working on my JavaScript(react, node) skill set and presenting myself as a JavaScript full Stack Developer. I'd love to hear everyone's opinions and experiences.

I am just about to start using gulp on my project to prepare my front end for production. It's effectively going to run my tests, transpile it and move it to a new directory, however I know it is capable of much more. What do you use gulp for?

I have job offers for some interesting start ups and also some big companies. I currently work for a big company and sometimes get annoyed by the politics but I enjoy the security and benefits. The idea of working for a start up sounds cool to me in that I will get a lot of say over the tech stack,will learn a wide bunch of skills and there is probably a lot more room for growth. However, I am very aware a lot of start ups fail and I don't feel like I am strong enough to be their sole backend developer.

For others who have made the move from big company to start up or vice versa, what is your experience and what advice do you have for me?

Thanks!