The question is: “What is the demand for web development? And can its demand decrease in the future?

Web development and web demand will continue to increase. Currently, there are many online-based services that didn’t exist five years ago. From grocery stores to everything else, everything is now online. To maintain or extend these services, there will always be a demand for web developers. Moreover, as more online services emerge, there will be a growing need for developers in the future. It seems likely that in the next few years, rather than decreasing, this demand will increase.

1. Seven or eight years ago, I thought app development might take away many jobs from web development. However, in 2022-23, it seems that while the demand for mobile development has increased, the demand for web development jobs has grown even more. This is just my perception.
2. For tasks related to entertainment, communication, and quick actions, we tend to use mobile apps more often. In these areas, the demand for apps and app developers has indeed increased and will continue to grow.
3. However, most professional work is still done using desktops and websites, and I don’t see that changing in the next few years. For example, if you are doing assignments, creating presentations, editing videos, designing products, coding websites, creating marketing plans, accounting, writing literature, or working in banking or office jobs, laptops or desktops are predominantly used. This is why websites are still necessary. For tasks like photo editing, writing large reports, or managing many emails, websites become essential. As a result, the need for web developers will continue to grow.
4. In developing countries, especially in places like Bangladesh, India, South America, Africa, and parts of the Middle East, more and more people are gradually getting connected to the internet. In many areas, digitalization is necessary, and there is a growing need for web applications. For example, schools and universities didn’t have websites before, but now they need them. Who will build those? In the future, the demand for such services will grow even more. While some people try to do certain tasks via mobile, most professional-level work cannot be done through mobile alone. In such cases, websites and web developers will be in higher demand.
5. Remote jobs are slowly entering Bangladesh. Although small in number, they are starting to come in, especially jobs that can be done remotely, such as web development and programming. So, it’s likely that jobs in these fields will increase.
6. The number of IT companies in the country is gradually increasing. For example, EdTech companies are growing and will continue to do so in the future. Delivery services and e-commerce are also growing, and in the coming years, the demand for web developers is expected to increase.
7. Another thing—web technology is constantly advancing. Today, the tasks we perform through websites are much more complex and powerful than before. Five years from now, we’ll likely be doing even more advanced tasks through websites. The older websites will become outdated or unusable. So, web developers will be needed even more just to update those sites.

What will happen 7-10-15-20 years from now is hard to predict because the world is changing very fast.

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