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General Discussion

Sullivan Taylor Begbie
Sullivan Taylor Begbie
4,219 Points

Just starting. Which track can prove to be most successful in the long run?

I understand a great amount of time and effort needs to go into mastering these skills. I'd like to know what track will open the most doors for me, as well as provide the most upfront financial influx.

Timing is important to my personal situation.

3 Answers

Many of these tracks can lead to better career opportunities and to enhance one's skill set. I personally think that anything with IOS/Android application development to be something which can be very lucrative once you put the time necessary to master the programming language, framework, and operating system. For the web application route I would focus on PHP, Laravel, Javascript, and HTML/CSS. I would also add Ruby and Rails to provide a more well rounded skill set.

Sullivan Taylor Begbie
Sullivan Taylor Begbie
4,219 Points

Great. Thank you for your response. All feedback is welcome.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP & MySQL those are the most widely installed technologies so if you are looking for work you are most likely to find people who need those skills.

Sullivan Taylor Begbie
Sullivan Taylor Begbie
4,219 Points

Excellent. Looks like I'm on the right track. Thank you, James.