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I've never had a problem moving to another language, I'll never understand why people pigeonhole themselves into categories like "rails dev" or "java dev". The
by mpeg 10y ago
I've never had a problem moving to another language, I'll never understand why people pigeonhole themselves into categories like "rails dev" or "java dev".
The fundamentals are transferable, I don't even mention specific technologies or stacks these days if I don't have to.
- dragonwriter 10y agoWell, two things. Lots of people are good on the mechanics of a particular stack and weak on the fundamentals, making the description accurate. And lots of people hire based on the assumption that expertise in a particular stack is the most important thing (perhaps in part as a result of the preceding point).
- mpeg 10y agoDefinitely, which is how you end up with half of NPM's package repository.
- jeffdavis 10y agoIt's not necessarily a problem, but it takes humility.