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Web Development as a Career? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking to switch into a tech job in the future, and I'm wondering if web development could be a good choice. Ideally, I'd like an interesting job with a good work-life balance, and I would even be willing to take a pay cut later in my career in order to have more free time. I'm hoping to get some insight into the profession. I have three questions:

Is it hard to find a position in web development with good work-life balance
I’m considering getting a bachelors in computer science from WGU. Is it worth it or is the self taught route better?
Does anyone have any experience in the program?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

According to layoffs.fyi, the number is closer to a quarter million. There are around 4.4 million devs in the US, so that's something like a sixteenth of the workforce. A 6ish% unemployment rate isn't terrible.

We weathered the .com burst, which probably had much higher rates of layoffs.

I tend to be a pessimist, but I think we're in okay shape. If you're motivated, I think it's a great field to get into.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And let's face it, the bottom 6% could probably barely code.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

You may be right about that, but the implication that there is an exact overlap between the least skilled and the unemployed is not true. Plenty of devs got laid off even by the most selective companies.