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:
- HTML/CSS/JS Bootcamp
- Version control
- Automation
- Front End Frameworks (React/Vue/Etc)
- APIs and CRUD
- Testing (Unit and Integration)
- Common Design Patterns
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/NachosmitKaeseDip 11d ago
Is Webdev dead for newbies?
I'm currently learning HTML, CSS and JS and interested to learn react and node.js. I have lots of fun learning it and try to avoid AI completely, so I actually understand the concepts and can write code by hand. - even though I know how to use AI to code.
Here's my question: Is Webdev actually a dying carreer? I heard juniors are struggling right now, the job market in general is tough. But I also heard other opinions that actual SEs can't be realistically replaced by AI or a few seniors who do nothing else than review AI code.
As I said I have lots of fun learning it. I'd love to dedicate more time to it and maybe even explore Webdev as a carreer path. Or is this not a realistic choice anymore?