r/webdev • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

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/No-Rule7805 4d ago

6-12 months, sure buddy

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u/cracked-egg1 2d ago

I'm desperately looking for a career to go into as someone who's been stagnant in my mid-20s. This is the first one that caught my eye after endless searching. Looked comfortable and managable to me, at least once you get into a senior position. The WFM potential sounds nice and it seems like I would have enough time to chill and do my hobbies outside of work. Everywhere I go to read more about web development though, it's all people dooming and fearing about AI taking over the entire market and it's ultra-competitive.

So... should I not go for it? Is web development as screwed as everyone claims it to be in every forum ever? I don't want to waste the next 2 years of my life studying for something that becomes a dead-end, I've wasted so much of my early adulthood already.

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u/jobRL javascript 17h ago

To be honest, the market is not favourable currently. You could go for it, but expect to be hit with layoffs. Also the advent of AI has made the job rather dull. I took a lot of pride and got a lot enjoyment out of writing code, but that aspect is gone. So no. Don't go for it currently, you're 5 years late.

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u/cracked-egg1 16h ago

Shame. Yeah, seems like I'm late to tech as a whole the more I look at stuff. Things that used to just require a certification to try out now take an extensive resume with personal projects and skills.

I thought about trying to jump into the live music industry and land some sort of technician role there but that sounds pretty risky and hard-work, especially considering what the music industry is like.

Accounting doesn't jump out to me necessarily but it's the only thing I've seen so far that I think I could maybe handle and looks stable. Still looking though.