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Yes, sometimes the languages are great and versatile, but when it comes to the job market, your options are much more limited. Do you like Swift? Good, you bet
by serial_dev 2y ago
Yes, sometimes the languages are great and versatile, but when it comes to the job market, your options are much more limited.
Do you like Swift? Good, you better also like iOS development.
Dart? You better be happy with UI with Flutter.
Even with Rust to a degree... If I'm looking for jobs where I could exclusively work with Rust, it's crypto blockchain. Web listings might include Rust but usually come with Python, JavaScript or Go.
Even if you are lucky and you'll find one job that offers what you like, yourself painting into a corner and tie yourself to one employer.
- pjmlp 2y agoThis is the reason why on the employers I have worked for, usually the language choice goes on the opposite direction most language geeks would like. "Product/Platform we are targeting" => set of allowed languages as per their SDKs, official support documents. The approach "pick language" => "select problem" tends to only work at startup levels, or being very lucky with the IT department policies.
- cageface 2y agoThis is what's put me off getting deeper into Rust. I love the language but won't work on cryptocurrency stuff.