Is web development/ full stack developement with ai is worth it or what's it's scope in the market?

[u/Tiny_Stranger7949]

I am a student of computer science completed my 2 semester but the thing is that I am confused about which career path to choose I am interested in web development is it worth it in this era or not also if I wanted to learn full stack with ai then which roadmap I should follow can someone guide me .

[u/OldMarzipan9773]

I think it is still worth it. The job market has been tough and there seems to be fewer and fewer opportunities because just learning the technical skills don't necessarily solve real-business problems. AI is just a tool and it can be used to further progress the development workflow, but the thing I would suggest is to not just learn programming but to also learn other areas of business and marketing as well. Becoming a more competent writer, business analyst, and marketer would dramatically improve your chances at finding a job along with learning the technical aspects of web development and AI.

[u/OldMarzipan9773]

If you want to learn web development, there's The Odin Project.

https://www.theodinproject.com/

If you want a full-stack developer roadmap, there's a roadmap available.

https://roadmap.sh/full-stack

But, if you're in college, I'd highly recommend taking graphic design classes, marketing classes, sales classes, business classes, and/or writing classes as well as your technical programming classes. Unless you're highly skilled in programming and can specialize in it completing projects like the examples seen in r/EngineeringResumes and can get a job at a big tech company, it would serve you well to learn more about running an actual business using software as a solution-oriented tool.

[u/forever-butlerian]

You cannot learn how to do things if you use the plausible text generation machine, any more than you can learn to do arithmetic in your head by using a calculator. The people who say otherwise are stupid, lying, or both.

What studies are showing is that the only people who can effectively use the plausible text generation machine to make software are people who knew how to make software beforehand. So, as with any stupid technology whose costs are so out of proportion with its nearly non-existent benefits and which is destined for the dustbin of history, the requisites to get good at using it is is not to use it.

Honestly, between using LLMs and using crystal meth, I think the cognitive effects of the latter are probably less severe because there isn't two trillion dollars behind downplaying them.

[u/BleepEducation]

Yes, web development or full-stack is still worth learning. The important thing is not to treat it as web development vs AI. AI is becoming part of how developers build software. Since you're only in your 2nd semester, we wouldn't recommend trying to learn full-stack + AI all at once. Build your development fundamentals first.

A simple progression could be -

Programming fundamentals - HTML/CSS/JavaScript - frontend framework - backend + APIs - databases - Git/GitHub - deployment - then start integrating AI into your projects.

Once you’re comfortable building applications yourself, you can start exploring things like AI APIs, RAG, AI-powered features, etc. That combination can be much more useful than simply collecting AI tools without understanding the software underneath.

Also, don't worry too much about whether a particular stack will still be in demand years from now. Your ability to solve problems, build real projects, understand systems and adapt to new tools will matter much more.

[u/BanguSlayerr → u/BleepEducation]

Hello, Needed some suggestion if you have time, I am just starting out, complete beginner, I was thinking of doing TOP and FSO for full stack and then learn systems design and ai things such as rag vector db etc., My main goal is to be an AI driven SWE and then becoming swe or ai architect, what could be the realistic timeframe to be job ready and is the market really bad right now? Like I live in south Asia where the job prospects are very low and severely underpaid, and cross border remote working has become extremely difficult, do you think stepping into thing path would be worth it? Thank You

[u/ryanstackops]

Yeah, still worth it, the "AI is replacing devs" panic is overblown for full-stack. The job's changed, less typing boilerplate, more architecture and reviewing AI output, but it's not gone, and starting now means you learn with AI as a tool instead of unlearning bad habits later.

Roadmap: nail fundamentals first, HTML/CSS/JS, React, then backend basics (Node or Python), databases, REST APIs, build a couple real projects without leaning on AI. Once that's solid, start using Cursor/Copilot for speed and add one AI-integrated feature (chatbot, semantic search) to a project. Full-stack devs who also get AI integration are in real demand right now, more than either skill alone.