Regardless of that, I don't find discussing software engineering topics productive anymore. Whether you go all the way with "boring tech" (php, ansible, mysql)

Regardless of that, I don't find discussing software engineering topics productive anymore. Whether you go all the way with "boring tech" (php, ansible, mysql) or cool cloud (k8s, go, whatever), it's all the same at the end of the day: we are there to make some CEOs rich. Take pride of your skills in personal projects.