I really like developing for the web, but when i look at all the job listings, its all ios. i went for a checkup and all he used was a tablet. Even when i look at the newest batch of yc companies, its like 30/42 mobile. my sister doesn't even use a computer at home, just her phone. For someone trying to break into the industry, does it still make sense to focus on web development?
There is a huge amount of work in the corporate world creating and maintaining public websites, private intranets and web-based applications and tools. It's not glamorous and it doesn't make the news, but it's there and it puts food on the table for legions of web developers.
I think that now is a good time to learn a whole bunch of new technologies because it seems most of them are within reach for any developer who wants to learn. But I would not call web dead, the web is clearly still alive and will not go away soon.
I'd also add the often-overlooked Management and Leadership skills as-well. So many people have everything else, but don't have these valuable abilities and that is why 90% of people will find themselves in lead position rather than a director position.
...Not that their is anything wrong with a lead position it has it's time and place; but when it's time to move up to a director-esque position; you really need to show you can handle the responsibility of others.
