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It depends from what you mean by "Jump". I used to do .Net/C# only. Then I decided to learn Python, and to be honest it has only made me a better engineer. I am

It depends from what you mean by "Jump". I used to do .Net/C# only. Then I decided to learn Python, and to be honest it has only made me a better engineer. I am now learning Go. The company I work at has projects in these languages. And I have contributed code to some of them. Don't make the Jump. Expand. There is no need to leave .Net/C# behind, keep your skills current with DotNetCore, C#, etc. but continue to expand your learning. Python/Django/Celery is awesome by the way, and there is no jump, just new frameworks. If what you mean by jump is to focus on a new language/stack/framework, do it. It is never ok to just stay with one. Find a company that uses different languages/stacks/frameworks across the company and keep learning. If the company understands engineers, they will be looking for problem solvers and not framework experts. You will be considered a senior engineer regardless of what stack you have most experience with.

EnderMB 9y ago
I've got the full intention of keeping up to date with .NET. After all, no job is permanent, and there's every possibility that I'll be using .NET/C# in my new job anyway. I meant jump as jumping between companies, as I could always stay where I am. The main problem I've found is that very few companies go by the same belief that a developer can transition between languages/stacks. A while ago I applied for a job requiring a Scala developer with 2 years experience, and was turned down despite having 8 years experience with .NET. Despite looking for stuff outside of .NET, I'd happily stick with the framework. Windows rarely lets me down, C# is a fantastic language, and I know the tooling around it well enough to benefit most teams in some way. Outside of moving for other reasons, I just feel that it can only benefit me to learn another stack. It's just a scary process, as for the first time since work experience during uni I'll go into a company not feeling comfortable in my knowledge of the language/stack.

EnderMB 9y ago

I've got the full intention of keeping up to date with .NET. After all, no job is permanent, and there's every possibility that I'll be using .NET/C# in my new job anyway. I meant jump as jumping between companies, as I could always stay where I am. The main problem I've found is that very few companies go by the same belief that a developer can transition between languages/stacks. A while ago I applied for a job requiring a Scala developer with 2 years experience, and was turned down despite having 8 years experience with .NET. Despite looking for stuff outside of .NET, I'd happily stick with the framework. Windows rarely lets me down, C# is a fantastic language, and I know the tooling around it well enough to benefit most teams in some way. Outside of moving for other reasons, I just feel that it can only benefit me to learn another stack. It's just a scary process, as for the first time since work experience during uni I'll go into a company not feeling comfortable in my knowledge of the language/stack.