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Discussion on: Are newer developers pushed too exclusively towards web development?

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Periklis Gkolias

I think it's just easier to start with. I'm working on the websphere as well.

If you want to be a devops you need to understand what problem they solve.

if you want to be an architect you first need to be an experienced developer.

If you want to be a UX designer you need to have experience with nagging customers who can't use your app to appreciate the need.

But a junior web dev? Either frontend or backend, you just need to throw code. No concern about scalability usability etc. Only the viability of code is assessed and you learn that through code reviews.

So why web dev and not any other kind of dev? I believe this is due to the abundance of jobs. Web dev jobs are far more than mobile or desktop dev jobs I think.

Also, I don't think this is a criterion but watching your work live is very rewarding.