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At some point, languages and frameworks become as interchangeable as different brands of tools. Sure, you can have a favorite brand with strengths and weakness

At some point, languages and frameworks become as interchangeable as different brands of tools. Sure, you can have a favorite brand with strengths and weaknesses, but someone who's used one powered screwdriver or handheld sander can pick up any other one quickly, and it's actually possible to reach that point with code.

Mezzie 5y ago
Yup. If you know how to think like a coder, you can keep picking things up. I've been coding for 28 years and I've dipped in and out over the years. I keep abreast of things enough to know where to find the most up to date information and how I would learn it if I need or want to. I'd compare it to using Wikipedia/web search for basic facts. Even if you don't know the capital of Morocco off the top of your head, you know how to answer that question. Human languages are similar: I've studied six + have a Linguistics degree, and even languages in families I've never studied before are a lot easier for me to pick up than somebody who's only studied 1 non-native language.