Assume good faith, and try to get the point. "That is a question that a junior developer would ask" is not on the same level as "that is idiotic". If you're a

Assume good faith, and try to get the point. "That is a question that a junior developer would ask" is not on the same level as "that is idiotic". If you're asking after "hot new tech" it's probably because you haven't been around long enough to see how tragically wasteful the "hot new tech" treadmill is. The "30 year" comment manages to communicate that very directly.