As a result, this profession has gained a mystique distinct from others. An endless amount of videos and articles are advertising the career benefits. Coding bootcamps are selling the dream of a better life. Sometimes, it’s hard to distinguish the honest merchants from the snake oil salesmen. Some buyers win big, others don’t. Either way, the Recruitment Industrial Complex goes on.

So, if the web is creating a lot of jobs that are well advertised, then of course it has the most developers.

For example, here is the result of a survey done by JetBrains. It shows the platforms developed by the participants:

https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2021/#Main_for-which-platforms-do-you-develop.

Long form version of this essay: https://the-assembler.com/2022/12/26/web-development-has-a-monopoly-on-software/