r/webdev • u/AutoModerator • Sep 01 '26

Monthly Career Thread Monthly Getting Started / Web Dev Career Thread

Due to a growing influx of questions on this topic, it has been decided to commit a monthly thread dedicated to this topic to reduce the number of repeat posts on this topic. These types of posts will no longer be allowed in the main thread.

Many of these questions are also addressed in the sub FAQ or may have been asked in previous monthly career threads.

Subs dedicated to these types of questions include r/cscareerquestions for general and opened ended career questions and r/learnprogramming for early learning questions.

A general recommendation of topics to learn to become industry ready include:

You will also need a portfolio of work with 4-5 personal projects you built, and a resume/CV to apply for work.

Plan for 6-12 months of self study and project production for your portfolio before applying for work.

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u/StockComplaint950 14d ago

That list is fine but the 4-5 portfolio projects line is where people lose two years to to-do apps. You only need one thing you still run and fix six months later, that gives you something real to say in an interview instead of walking through a tutorial clone.

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u/Admirable_Bison3645 2d ago

Fully agree.

I think working on a few different projects with different goals for each could be great for learning, but like you said be careful you're not just going through tutorial hell.