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Developer is using platform A. Platform A is generating buzz/hype. Therefore, developer is too susceptible to buzz/hype? similarly: Developer is using Platfor

• mgkimsal 14y ago
  The timing was different back then some, granted - I'm comparing 14 years ago to today - the pace of change and info distribution has changed. I'll still maintain that I'm wary of people with shiny-latest-buzzwords on a resume. Doesn't mean I don't want someone to grow and adopt new ideas, but I see a lot of people adopting and promoting new tool X, then 6-12 months later, they've abandoned it (but the previous projects they worked on are effectively lumbered with it for a long time afterwards). I'm probably exposed to this crowd a bit more by dint of going to local and regional meetups and conferences and such. But... "Developer is using platform A. Platform A is generating buzz/hype. Therefore, developer is too susceptible to buzz/hype?" If platform A is less than a year old, and developer A is promoting it for production use to everyone they talk to, then yes, I say they may be a bit susceptible to hype (and I've been there myself).
  • delluminatus 14y ago
    Yes, that may be true, but there is a BIG difference between promoting a brand-new platform for production to everyone they talk to, and mentioning that they have experience with node.js (which is a few years old now) on their resume, that's all.