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For those of us who were around during the 2001 web bust, we know that those "web dev" jobs will quickly disappear when the bubble bursts. That's exactly what h

For those of us who were around during the 2001 web bust, we know that those "web dev" jobs will quickly disappear when the bubble bursts. That's exactly what happened to the "HTML and XML developers" around 2003, and it'll happen again to the "HTML and JavaScript developers" in 2016. If OP is serious about learning to program, then he should give himself more time and learn those other more valuable skills which will make the change of career worthwhile, and not worry so much about mastering the latest fad technologies, demand for which will almost certainly evaporate within a few years. Demand for computing is going to skyrocket, and if want computing to be a field of genuine professionals, its time we start holding ourselves and other engineers to a higher standard.

FLUX-YOU 13y ago
Even if it's slated to go boom, it's a position that pays and is a relevant resume mark. While doing web dev, study the 'real' stuff or specialize. Not all web dev positions will disappear if the market goes boom again, if it's even destined to go boom again. We're ALL rolling the dice at that point anyway. But the point of the 6-month web developer as I've seen is to take the quickest route to nearly any paying job (some $10/hr "web dev" jobs aren't worth it) to A) cover bills, B) start on the experience record, C) surround yourself with people that at least know of programming. They may not be Dennis Ritchies or Guido van Rossums, but believe me when I say your motivation to learn more and stick with it skyrockets when you can carry on everyday conversations that pertain to your field of interest.