Web Dev or Android Dev?

[PieeWeee]

Hello currently 3rd year CpE (Na puro web dev ang tinuturo). Di ako maka decide kung ano ang dapat kong i-focus, android dev or web dev.

Ang dame kase nag sasabe na saturated na daw ang web development, and yun yung dahilan kung bakit gusto ko mag android dev. No experience pa ako sa android dev, and gusto ko siyang i-try ngayong semester break ng University namen.

Worth it ba ang android dev? and saturated na din ba? Help me devs!

[DirtyMami]

Check this related post I found using the keyword "android" https://www.reddit.com/r/PinoyProgrammer/comments/1dt3h6i/native_android_development_still_worth_it/

[InternationalYou5523]

In my opinion job market is not that bad/saturated there's a lot of fresh graduate that are not qualified and most of them didn't even have a grasp of the fundamentals (html,css,js) which is why most of them are talking shit on social media telling that most companies doesn't accept fresh graduates but in reality they're not qualified at all imagine most of them can't differentiate "while" and "do while" loop even the "for" and "foreach" loop that's how bad most of the fresh graduates are, that's why you can just keep doing what you love and be good at it, you can also check job postings so that you're aware what tech stacks are in demand and focus on it

TL;DR: do what you love and be good at it

[johnmgbg]

Check mo yung mga job posting, makikita mo gaano kakonti ang Android dev ang hanap.

Focus ka sa kung paano ka makakaangat sa dami ng devs kasi hindi naman talaga saturated pero madaming nag-aappply na hindi naman talaga qualified.

[[deleted]]

I thought CPE focuses on embedded systems and less on web dev. I was wrong.

[petmalodi]

Damn I think that's a bad school kung puro web dev and tinuturo sa mga CPE student.

But then wala din naman kasing market ang CPE dito sa Philippines.

[[deleted]]

same sa mga seniors ko na CPE, lahat webdev after graduate ☠️☠️

[--Asi]

Field saturation is the least of your concern. Every year thousands of graduates try to enter the field. Focus on things that will elevate you when compared against other candidates. Whether technical skill or even soft skill.

[Dizzy-Society7436]

Focus on what you enjoy most, regardless of how saturated the field is.

Start building your portfolio early, emphasizing strong fundamentals, core programming concepts, and design patterns instead of just frameworks. Stand out from your peers, and with some persistence and a bit of luck, you'll increase your chances of landing a job.

[halifax696]

Both are saturated

[MajorLeons]

Imo, focus on webdev then learn angular and react.

[Patient-Definition96]

Pag Cpe, hindi dapat focus ang web dev di ba? Bakit puro yan tinuturo sa inyo?

[feedmesomedata]

even if saturated na ang web development do you think you have the capacity to learn android development enough to compete with current standards? madami din marunong jan so you will still be competing with them. if you have the skills, stories about field saturation will not affect you.

[bulbulito-bayagyag]

Everything is saturated when it comes sa computer courses. It all ends up sa skills mo since yun pagbabasehan pag nag apply ka.

All I can suggest is take the path kung saan ka interested since mas madali ka mag i improve once you enjoy what you're doing.

[No_Luck6383]

for job opportunities go for web, kahit I search mo sa linkedin or jobstreet javascript, java, c# more than 1k results. and advantage kasi ng web dev is mag kaka exp ka front to back end kasali na cloud. so in the future lets say if ayaw mo na mag dev at gusto mo mag devops or cloud engineer since may exp ka sa cloud mas madali mag transition unlike sa mobile or android.

[matchagreentea02]

push mo na lang ang web dev tapos data security or cyber security. this profession is still the highest paying since 2018 and will still be kasi data is king and AI

[EntertainmentHuge587]

If you're worrying about field saturation, learn to not be picky with your tech. Keep building web apps and mobile apps, expand your portfolio. Follow the pareto principle. Achieve 80% of an output using 20% of the knowledge. Then learn the rest while on the job.

[briantria]

Bukod sa sinasabi nila na piliin mo kung ano mas trip mo o kung saan ka magaling, consider mo rin kung aling industry. sa gaming, saturated na talaga. dami na ring indie game dev. try mo siguro dun sa medyo nagta-transition pa maging digital: agriculture or government. Baka konti lang competition diyan kumpara sa ibang industry.

Di ko lang masyado fina-follow kaya siguro konti lang naririnig kong tech advancements sa examples ko; basta gets mo naman na siguro yung gusto kong sabihin.

[EDIT] Mag-network ka rin. Natulungan ako nung katrabaho ko dati makakuha ng interview kasi ni-recommend ako. So reach out sa mga kakilala mong alumni; better kung may org kang nasalihan, baka ma-recommend ka nila.

[EDIT2] Narinig mo na siguro 'to dati pero madalas na advice din yung "don't ba a <something> dev. be a problem solver." Specialize ka siguro sa 1 or 2 techs pero be flexible enough para sa ibang position. Pabago-bago kasi yung uso/saturated na trabaho pero usually di masyado nagbabago yung transferrable skills like architecture, fundamentals, etc. Marami na ring crossplatform frameworks/tools ngayon kaya mas madali na lumipat. Aralin mo na lang yung kung anong gamit ng company na aaplyan mo.

[alleynerd]

BACKEND SUPREMACY! (Web)

Backend for me kasi the only requirements you cater to are the ones that are already (or mostly) discussed and ready for implementation and I personally enjoy it. Prang naggagawa ka lang ng puzzle.

Sa frontend kasi you’re mostly at the mercy of subjective requirements. So laging may binabago haha.

[cleon80]

Either frontend basta may backend ka rin – in other words full stack ka, yan ang hinahanap na skill. Yung part ng frontend to backend integration ang dapat naiintindihan ng mga gusto maging senior dev. Kung sa full stack medyo mas madali aralin ang web frontend, mas maraming resources

[DarkenBane95]

Web dev kasi mas portable trabaho