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by afjeafaj848 977 days ago
I would never inflict that on my kids
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Haha same here, but OP did ask.

But as a web dev I wouldn't push my children into it unless they were interested.

Same with if I were a high school gymnastics coach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGp4bX8b5fM

That's a mind blowing take to me. Webdev has been so lucrative and easy compared to my previous careers, you could even say cushy.

But more than that I think people tend to associate teaching kids a skill with pushing them toward that career. Do I want my kids to be professional web devs? Probably not. Do I want them to be good enough at programming that they could publish their own work or promote their own interests? Yes!

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but this is exactly what I thought.