I think the two biggest reasons are low barrier to entry and the fast-moving pace of the web dev world. When things are constantly changing, it can drive demand, and with a low barrier to entry a lot of people will embrace these changes to meet that demand.
I think more diversity in paths would be awesome, but like others have said, the other paths are kind of stumbled into and imo aren't that glamorous (but can be just as exciting). I started out in technical writing, and that seems common for so many folks in tech, but I seldom see or hear it talked about. It's a great career, but marketing will never tell you that
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I think the two biggest reasons are low barrier to entry and the fast-moving pace of the web dev world. When things are constantly changing, it can drive demand, and with a low barrier to entry a lot of people will embrace these changes to meet that demand.
I think more diversity in paths would be awesome, but like others have said, the other paths are kind of stumbled into and imo aren't that glamorous (but can be just as exciting). I started out in technical writing, and that seems common for so many folks in tech, but I seldom see or hear it talked about. It's a great career, but marketing will never tell you that