The technology boom has placed a new kind of profession in high demand. Over the past 15 years, web development has seen an almost unrivaled growth in terms of demand, making a degree in computer science a highly marketable tool in the job search. Consider that over a 10 year period starting in 1995, the estimated number of web development companies in the United States multiplied grew to 30 times its original size. This has been made possible by considerable reductions in the price it costs to launch a website and the increasing amount of developers hitting the market armed with the tools to turn dreams into online realities.Of course in addition to technical skills, the ability to create websites also now requires an innovative spirit and constant attention to new techniques and technologies that have entered the market. The advent of social media over the last half decade or so is largely the result of web developers execute original ideas to take their website platforms to new heights. More so than ever, the internet is bringing people together, companies together, and products closer to consumers. Though not an inherently social profession, web developing now needs to account for not only the specs to make a website run smoothly and properly but the ability for in to interact with other websites and a website’s own users.The internet is not going anywhere, with the profession of web development a potentially a highly lucrative endeavor for those willing to put in the time and effort. As more and more facets of daily life are suddenly available in some capacity online, new trends in web development will continue to emerge, a never ending study in not only scripts, codes and programming languagesbut the ability to adapt and change alongside society itself.