>The other thing is, as a developer there is a strong urge to try to use new tech because 'hot tech' = 'higher pay'. That's a great point. We developers do oft

>The other thing is, as a developer there is a strong urge to try to use new tech because 'hot tech' = 'higher pay'. That's a great point. We developers do often engage in "resume driven development" – often not intentionally, just subconsciously observing that some tech is hot and there's a lot of demand for it. So we look for excuses to use it, which is of course backwards.