A big part of development is continuous learning! There are many fields where a lot of rules and best practices are pretty much set in stone, or at least not evolving very quickly. Tech however, tends to move at lightning speed. Being able to keep up with evolving languages and frameworks is a must.
Higher education gives you a good base level. You made a very good point about having to tread water when starting a job and being tossed unfamiliar frameworks. While I'm sure there are some devs that can get away with just being really good at what they're good at (like the remaining COBOL pros), it's an edge case.
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
A big part of development is continuous learning! There are many fields where a lot of rules and best practices are pretty much set in stone, or at least not evolving very quickly. Tech however, tends to move at lightning speed. Being able to keep up with evolving languages and frameworks is a must.
Higher education gives you a good base level. You made a very good point about having to tread water when starting a job and being tossed unfamiliar frameworks. While I'm sure there are some devs that can get away with just being really good at what they're good at (like the remaining COBOL pros), it's an edge case.