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I think our industry is big enough to have some parts where your point applies, and other pockets with completely different dynamics. Two caveats I would put i

by hrktb 5y ago

I think our industry is big enough to have some parts where your point applies, and other pockets with completely different dynamics. Two caveats I would put is: we can do self-development and learning during our job hours, I'd argue it's a right that is usually understood and well supported by our workplaces. A somewhat darker point: in 20 years there will still be devs writing jQuery, but it will only be a super small fraction of the devs that were in it 10 years ago. The same way we have devs writing new COBOL code now, and there will still be some 50 years from now, but you can't expect 20% of our field to be leading a successful career in COBOL for the next decades. It will be a selected few that get to keep doing that job for that length of time, the rest will have to move to something else either way.

superfrank 5y ago
> I think our industry is big enough to have some parts where your point applies, and other pockets with completely different dynamics. Yeah, I agree, that was kind of my point. I see a lot of people who talk about software development as if FAANG is the only game in town, but like you said, our industry is big and only getting bigger. If you know where to look there are tons of laid back tech jobs that don't expect you to eat, sleep, and breath code. I disagree with you though that there are only a select few who will be able to get these jobs. I think as time goes on, were only going to have more legacy systems that will require knowledge of older languages. Also as tech continues to infiltrate every other aspect of our lives, more and more companies will start to need one or two in house developers to do random tasks where no one cares whether you're using the latest and greatest technology.