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2 - 4 agree with my experience, but you could not be more wrong about #1. The developers that I see with problems adapting to new developments tools and paradig
by protonfish 12y ago
2 - 4 agree with my experience, but you could not be more wrong about #1. The developers that I see with problems adapting to new developments tools and paradigms are younger people who only know 1 framework. Us old timers who are solid in the basics can pick up a new language fast and easy.
- Wintamute 12y agoI did qualify #1 with "obviously not true for everyone, but could account for something". And I speak from some experience too. I'm 34 and have lived through the platform I was invested in disappearing almost over night and having to quickly get up to speed on some new platforms and languages over the course of about 6 months while I supported myself. It was quite exciting, but also quite stressful and tiring. If I was faced with the same event again I think I might opt for defaulting to a more managerial position rather than try to become expert in a new area again. Everyone's different of course, but I didn't make the point lightly or naively.
- seestheday 12y agoHonestly, once you learn 5 or 6 languages/frameworks they get really easy to learn. There is not a lot that is truly new with different frameworks, just different combinations of the same things.
- Wintamute 12y agoSure, frameworks are easy to pick up. But becoming expert enough in a new platform and/or language to walk into top global companies and charge exorbitant freelance day rates for highly technical work and consultation? Personally, I don't find that "really easy" - and I don't think anyone should.