I used to chase the latest framework/language/hype machine and realized I was spending way too much time just playing catch up (this was especially the case wit

I used to chase the latest framework/language/hype machine and realized I was spending way too much time just playing catch up (this was especially the case with JavaScript/Coffeescript/Livescript/TypeScript...). Now I’ve firmly put myself into focusing on one or two languages and learning them well, even as the “newest kid on the block” comes around that claims to want to replace every back-end language under the sun. It’s allowed me to focus on things like design patterns, integration development, and learning about infrastructure and good architecture principles, which I feel have added a lot more value than listing fifteen different “hot” skills on my resumé or whatever. I’m also a lot happier not having constant development information overload. I get that keeping up with trends is a good thing to do, but sometimes you need to just ignore the chaos going on and plant yourself in one ecosystem for awhile just to take a breather.