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Is it ageism? Or is it just experience? If you've been in the industry for 10+ years, there's a certain cynicism that occurs, when you're learning a new framew

Is it ageism? Or is it just experience? If you've been in the industry for 10+ years, there's a certain cynicism that occurs, when you're learning a new framework/language every 2 years that's just an incremental improvement on another language. Just because a boss tells you to. "Oh learn this, it's gonna be the next big thing. It's gonna propel your career. Oh, you're done with that? Now, learn this new thing for your next project. 3 months later.. OK, forget that, we're switching frameworks. Learn this now."

danielweber 12y ago
It's very hard to care a lot about the new technology that is just the same as the old technology you used 10 years ago. It's a giant zero-sum game to expect everyone to pour time into running in place to not fall behind, and we're not getting any better.
daemin 12y ago
So your boss is basically telling you to learn all of these things so that you will remain a cog in the machine. Like running really fast trying to move ahead, but really you're just on the treadmill and staying in the same place.
- pling 12y ago
  That's a great way of putting it. It's exactly where I feel I an now. I wish I did C more often. Most of that knowledge has longevity.
  - dwd 12y ago
    My first website made CGI calls to an API written in C. 17 years later, I'm using the same basic model, except with Go.