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If you base your identity on the language of the day, you are going to have a bad time when things change. I am a developer. I develop in multiple languages, u
by Raphmedia 12y ago
If you base your identity on the language of the day, you are going to have a bad time when things change.
I am a developer. I develop in multiple languages, using multiple frameworks, with different technologies, to fill different needs.
Why would I care which language I am using for a project? The syntax is different and so are the built-in tools, but in the end, you are doing the same things.
- sanderjd 12y agoI like this viewpoint, but the problem is that it largely doesn't carry over into hiring where job postings are often for uber-specific skill sets, rather than for "somebody who can come and figure out how to do any of the stuff we do and all the stuff we'll eventually do but haven't thought of yet". It's just harder to hire for the latter, so putting "requires PHP / RoR / AngularJS / whatever" on the job posting is the easy road. There seem to be some indications that this trend is changing, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
- V-2 12y agoWell, "base your identity" that's an exaggeration of course, but I think it's a mark of an insightful professional to have opinions about various tools of his trade, and some sort of taste. Rather than being the "just punch your card and go home" guy. I don't like, say, C++ (let's http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/57005651.jpg http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/57005651.jpg for a sec...), so I'll stay away from it. This is one of the perks of being a software dev that the job market allows you to pick technologies that appeal to you, the ones you enjoy learning and using.