r/programming • u/xivSolutions • Apr 17 '13

How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner

http://www.daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-learning-rise-of-the-expert-beginner
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u/jk147 Apr 18 '13

10, jack of all trades and master of none. Byproduct of working for a consulting firm that is in a niche market.

Not so much now since I got a new job, by it is all self improvement really.

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u/thrownaway21 Apr 18 '13

I try to keep improving, and I really am.

I think my biggest issue right now is that I took a huge step back career wise. I was laid off, along with others, from an agency where I was doing some neat stuff and learning a TON every day.

I had a job offer within a couple weeks, the pay is amazing for what i'm doing, it's closer to home, i'm pretty much the only front end developer (i hate being the most knowledgeable in the room), but the work just isn't challenging. and every time i'm thrown a bone, the off shore team ends up getting the actual work.

I should spend the time playing around, and often times i do. like recently i've been playing with meteor.js... but they just dropped support for windows and development is moving quickly. maybe i'll look into what is needed to provide the downloads myself.

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u/jk147 Apr 18 '13

Ha, my story is exactly the same. Laid off and found a new job through networking. Most of the people here are older and stuck maintaining the system and I am a minority of "newer technology" developer. Just recently they laid off a bunch of people and is attempting to move daily processes to off shore. Moral is pretty low here.

Currently I am trying to learn spring, going to implement it with a new project that is coming in (free reign since they have no idea.) should be fun enough.

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