Sounds like Java development, all right. I think the problem lies with the idea that learning an uber-framework is a one-time cost. "Just learn it, you will be

Sounds like Java development, all right. I think the problem lies with the idea that learning an uber-framework is a one-time cost. "Just learn it, you will be more productive aftwerward", they say. But that never happens. In reality, you keep working with new problems, which require new tools, which mean you're learning this stuff all the time. If the tools are complex, you're paying a high "tax" in term of your time and productivity.