  We explore in this paper the interests and challenges of students regarding
web and mobile technologies. Our study is based on a survey among undergraduate
students, students that attend a Web Programming course. In particular, we
study the challenges students have in following a successful career in web or
mobile development and we have found that the most important one is the large
effort required for keeping up to date with the fast changing web and mobile
technologies. Overall, the attitude of the surveyed undergraduate students
towards web development and mobile development is rather positive, as more than
60% of them said that they are interested in a career in web or mobile
development. We also found out that most of them prefer working on back-end web
technologies. As for the specific web technologies students are interested on,
they are highly varied. Overall, our study provides valuable insights into the
interests and challenges of students regarding web and mobile technologies,
which can guide the development of effective teaching and learning approaches
in this area.
