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You're saying that if I didn't regularly read technical materials after working hours, I'd have lost value after 10+ years of industry experience compared with
by hnfong 4y ago
You're saying that if I didn't regularly read technical materials after working hours, I'd have lost value after 10+ years of industry experience compared with my 25 year-old self?
It seems very narrow minded to think that newer technologies could be "read" by any classical understanding of the word. I mostly learn new tech by cloning github projects and tinkering with them; or pick some interesting subjects and follow whatever scattered pieces of documentation I could find. You're not going to catch any seasoned engineer reading Machine Learning for Dummies.
It would be a much more straightforward question if you just asked the candidates what they learned recently.
- Blackstrat 4y agoRead was all encompassing, I.e. how do you learn/keep up? If one doesn’t, one’s value diminishes. Simple as that. Experimentation coupled with reading is common among SEs. It’s not the company’s responsibility to keep them current. The problem I saw emerging over the last decade or so of my career, was a proliferation of individuals that wanted the money, but didn’t want to put in the effort. And that situation only worsened as they gained more tenure. Couple that with new grads or boot camp graduates, all wanting to start somewhere around 6 figures, and the industry has an issue. Hence, many companies have turned to outsourcing.