Any time a hot new programming language or framework or methodology pops up or gains popularity, which is pretty much every day, there is a palpabl...
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Great post!
On my side, I started doing webdev on PHP, then did learn Ruby & Rails and adopted AngularJS for my frontend needs (sadly/not-so-sadly) I passed on React.
Recently I decided it was time to upgrade my tech stack and this time I chose Elixir & Phoenix for backend work and Vue.js for frontend. Let me tell you, I could not be happier!
But yes, sitting one out on a hot new tech everyone is talking about is hard!
Number 9 is key. When you use a set of tools that you are familiar with there is much more time to spend on other aspects of what you are building. While many people keep fighting whether NextBigThing.js is good or not, there are great, fast, profitable software being built with tools that are 5 year old or so.
Thanks for echoing your thoughts about not always being on the bleeding edge of tech. I too feel that same way, having started with C/Linux, then moved to Java/SQL and now transitioning to Python/ML. I find that it makes sense to let the tech mature a bit, so that it is good enough for production before embracing it completely.
JOMO? The "Joy" of missing out? :)
Fully agree. Not much more to say. Unless maybe you're into tech consulting and your customers expect you to explain Next Big Thing to them. ;)