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Having faced this issue through out my 56 years as a programmer, I can say with absolute certainty the answer is YES. My O29 keypunch programming skills are wo
by cc101 3y ago
Having faced this issue through out my 56 years as a programmer, I can say with absolute certainty the answer is YES. My O29 keypunch programming skills are worthless. : )
Change in our profession is rapid, and only those who keep up with the right technology survive. How to pick the right technology? Aggressively seize opportunities when they arise and learn on the job. Change is so widespread and varied, it is often impossible to anticipate and prepare in advance. It is with good reason that career and careen are so similar.
Good luck. It is an exciting career.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoWhat are some of your favorite skills that you have acquired through your career?
- cc101 3y agoStructured programming was a life saver. Lack of its discipline was literally life-threatening. You can not know how grim things were for me before it came along. Object Oriented Programming was nearly as life changing. Learning OOP was damn near a religious experience. Learning these two things were among the high points in my life.
- 082349872349872 3y agoSkipping every other shiny new thing may not help with picking the right technology, but it certainly helps avoid the opportunity cost of learning all the wrong ones.