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>Webdev has close to no barriers for entry

How does something like regular desktop development have any more barriers? I picked up Python at 14 and that had absolutely no barriers for entry other than installing IDLE on a laptop. If anything, webdev has more barriers for entry because you need a webserver and a backend of some kind.

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>I picked up Python at 14 and that had absolutely no barriers for entry other than installing IDLE on a laptop.

Will you ever be employed by a "serious company" to make commercial desktop software just for few demos you show from your laptop?

I set up an entire flask dev environment with one pip command, too. Still no real barrier to entry, at least not any more than front-end development.

I would say: 1 loose portfolio of demos without any history of signed off successful projects will still be getting you a decent job in webdev, but for sure not in commercial desktop software industry

Ah, I see what you mean. I can't really comment any further as I don't know what it takes to get hired as a webdev, but I'll take your word for it.

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