April 2017
Intermediate to advanced
53 pages
44m
English
Content preview from 2016-2017 Web Salary Survey
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THE WEB IS A MAJOR EMPLOYER for computer programmers and designers. Many people see the web as their big chance at a career that is both lucrative and fulfilling—witness the enormous number of companies that offer courses in various types of web development, and the large numbers of applicants from whom they can choose their student bodies.
The World Wide Web began as an interlinked system for sharing hypertext documents amongst a small community of scientists. Three decades later, the web is everywhere. It’s your desktop browser, your phone, an app on your tablet, a ticketing kiosk at the airport, your television, and even in your car. The web has grown up and it moves incredibly fast.
In its early days, JavaScript was mostly used to glue things together in the browser. Fifteen years later, things are much different. JavaScript is one of the most popular and in-demand programming languages, and HTML5, CSS, and other core technologies making up the modern web have matured with it.
The web also occupies an interesting space in the field of software development as it proves a welcoming entry point for beginning programmers and subsequently a space for advancement and specialization. The speed of change in web development, in terms of favored tooling, techniques, and standards, allows for much innovation in a vibrant ecosystem of developers. It also presents some challenges for those trying to keep up, or those trying to survey the field, for instance.
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