I like your comparison with 3D applications. There are certainly similarities between 3D apps, and on an abstract level they all do the same. And isn't it ultimately all about the artistic skill of the user and not the application itself? I guess not 100% if a lack of experience with the tool at hand hampers your artistic skills. Blender 3D for example is notorious for having a steep learning curve.
I would not expect a Maya user to be productive in Blender within just a couple of weeks (or vice versa).
It also wouldn't cross my mind to blame the employer for having only Maya (or Lightwave or whatever) workstations available and not the one application I am trained in.
Experience with a tool is also a skill and depending on the situation I don't see why it shouldn't be a requirement for a position.
"I guess not 100% if a lack of experience with the tool at hand hampers your artistic skills" - exactly the way you've put it into words. Coding is like artistic skill and the framework is the tool, but ultimately both are time consuming and therefore are both skills.
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I like your comparison with 3D applications. There are certainly similarities between 3D apps, and on an abstract level they all do the same. And isn't it ultimately all about the artistic skill of the user and not the application itself? I guess not 100% if a lack of experience with the tool at hand hampers your artistic skills. Blender 3D for example is notorious for having a steep learning curve.
I would not expect a Maya user to be productive in Blender within just a couple of weeks (or vice versa).
It also wouldn't cross my mind to blame the employer for having only Maya (or Lightwave or whatever) workstations available and not the one application I am trained in.
Experience with a tool is also a skill and depending on the situation I don't see why it shouldn't be a requirement for a position.
"I guess not 100% if a lack of experience with the tool at hand hampers your artistic skills" - exactly the way you've put it into words. Coding is like artistic skill and the framework is the tool, but ultimately both are time consuming and therefore are both skills.