Usually I learn whatever interests me and I also make project decisions (in personal projects) based on that[1]. I generally try to get jobs where I can learn what I want to learn, not "the other way around", if that makes sense. Not sure if that's useful for you though. I'm a junior so expectations are probably a lot different in your case. Plus, maybe my interests just kind of align with what's demanded right now.
"Senior C dev" doesn't sound like a bad prospect to me though? I was always under the impression that there was a solid layer of C openings when I looked for jobs.
[1] Okay, sometimes I make pragmatic decisions or someone else makes me work on something using currently popular tech. And I did gain a lot of "employment-relevant" skills from that I think.
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Usually I learn whatever interests me and I also make project decisions (in personal projects) based on that[1]. I generally try to get jobs where I can learn what I want to learn, not "the other way around", if that makes sense. Not sure if that's useful for you though. I'm a junior so expectations are probably a lot different in your case. Plus, maybe my interests just kind of align with what's demanded right now.
"Senior C dev" doesn't sound like a bad prospect to me though? I was always under the impression that there was a solid layer of C openings when I looked for jobs.
[1] Okay, sometimes I make pragmatic decisions or someone else makes me work on something using currently popular tech. And I did gain a lot of "employment-relevant" skills from that I think.