Comment on Ask HN: With such fast changes in technology, how do you update your skillset?Comments−jankotek9yDo not update it. Technology is actually painfully slow. Maybe you need to change technology once in ten years (such as moving from C++ to Java).−webmaven9yWhoa there, let's not go overboard. Implementing a decadal cadence for switching would require budgeting for about a year of reduced earnings while you build competency in the new platform/language/ecosystem (and the associated client base).
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Do not update it. Technology is actually painfully slow. Maybe you need to change technology once in ten years (such as moving from C++ to Java).
Whoa there, let's not go overboard. Implementing a decadal cadence for switching would require budgeting for about a year of reduced earnings while you build competency in the new platform/language/ecosystem (and the associated client base).