Well, "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 t

Well, "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.