I'm in the same boat. The clients demanded that I work in Matlab so I worked in Matlab. When I work in Python or Node.js or Scala or R I don't have too many iss

I'm in the same boat. The clients demanded that I work in Matlab so I worked in Matlab. When I work in Python or Node.js or Scala or R I don't have too many issues going from Unix to Windows or vice-versa. Matlab exploded, and it's not even a huge program. A few hundred lines! Let them know what's going on. Did they pick the microchip? Then you aren't incompetent, you're fixing their issues. Keep them in the loop. I like akulbes advice of subcontracting that problem out. A hangup isn't incompetence. Having trouble with obstacles doesn't mean you're incompetent. It means you're pushing yourself. If you never push yourself you don't get better