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Discussion on: Hot Take: You Don't Need To Learn Everything (Yet)

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Rammina • Edited

Agreed! Having solid programming fundamentals and problem-solving skills is more important than knowing technologies. These are the skills that allow a developer to use and/or pick up various tools and build something with them.

Also, it's okay to apply for jobs even if you don't meet half of the requirements on the list. Sometimes, it's just to stave off those who aren't willing to try, and in other cases, the hiring managers just put those requirements there because they have no way of judging each candidate's skills.

Plus, trying to know everything never really works out especially in the field of software development. Programming languages, frameworks, libraries, and other technologies move faster than an individual's learning rate.