First off, let me put on my grammar-nazi hat and say that it should be "Are there any..." Second, where do you expect to apply your "basic programming" skills?

First off, let me put on my grammar-nazi hat and say that it should be "Are there any..." Second, where do you expect to apply your "basic programming" skills? Pretty much the only other option out there is to write desktop or mobile apps, which in today's world probably interface with the web in the end, so knowledge of web development is crucial anyway.