Ask HN: Is web development still a viable career choice?
Yes. I am the co-founder of Lambda School -
(YC S17 - a CS education where the school doesn’t get paid unless you get a good job). Right now we see about 3 students&#x2F;day get hired.<p>You’ll likely hear a lot of people talking about how the market for juniors is flooded. That is partially true, but it’s flooded with people <i>who cannot code</i>. If you can actually be a productive employee I literally know 100 companies that will hire you today. As a self-taught engineer you have to convince them of that, which mostly means a solid portfolio, but there is insane demand. And if you get even one year of experience you won’t believe how many opportunities open up.<p>There are individual companies whose annual growth in engineer hiring is greater than the total number of CS and bootcamp grads combined.