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Those who changed industries from web dev, where did you go?


After 10 years of web dev, I am a bit jaded with it. Want to do anything except web dev. Those who have made this switch what did you learn / end up in?

  👤 mrspeaker Accepted Answer ✓
I felt the same. During my last job search I decided to click on anything that looked like it wasn't "regular-old" web - no web tech companies, no agencies etc. I looked for different industries that needed (close to) my skill set.

I found a few interesting things - most weren't "right", but eventually I went to an interview where things were great: in mainframe computers! I've been there for a while and have been having a ball - learning a lot of new things, and glad for the change.

👤 mooreds
I've done a lot of different tech stuff, but cut my teeth in webdev.

Other things that I've done:

   * devops/cloud stuff
   * tech training
   * devrel
   * data analytics
   * mobile dev (esp if you use a toolkit like ionic, cordova or react native)
👤 tgamblin
I did a year of server-side web dev from 2002-2003, then decided I wanted to do something different. I went back to grad school, got my Ph.D., and now I’m in high performance computing.
👤 K33P4D
I was a front end Web developer during the beta days of react and webrtc.. Now I'm the CSO at a Renewable Energy company, we specialize in zero emission engines.
👤 slater
Hotel management.
👤 f0e4c2f7
Indie dev for VR apps and games.
👤 qualudeheart
Security.