signalLobsters2026-10-02
The death of web development education
Baldur Bjarnason's blog post documents how GenAI has destroyed independent web development education. Axel Rauschmayer's book income fell from a living wage in 2024 to zero in 2026, prompting him to take his blog and books offline. Salma Alam-Naylor left developer relations for a lower-paid job, and Josh W. Comeau reports revenue down 50%, while Kyle Cook's views halved.
- for who
- Independent web development educators, course creators, and developer relations professionals.
- why now
- AI has already halved web dev course revenues, so educators must pivot now.
- what changes
- Their livelihoods from teaching and content creation are no longer sustainable, pushing them out of the public education space.
key points
- Axel Rauschmayer's book income fell from a living wage to zero, going offline
- Josh W. Comeau reports course revenue down 50% as learners switch to LLMs
- Salma Alam-Naylor left developer relations for a lower-paid job, going offline
#ai education#developer relations#content creators#income decline
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