Jason GormanMar 7
After 34 years in software development, I'm beginning to wonder if being "left behind" might in fact be the secret to a long career.
Show threadRussell GarnerMar 7
@jasongorman I've managed to almost completely avoid React.js in this way and have come out the other side where "SSR" is the new hotness despite having done nothing but SSR since 1996
Show threadSteve PurcellMar 7
@rgarner @jasongorman Same, I have tactically avoided putting significant life force into a number of trends that felt "off" to me, React, k8s, extreme microservices and proprietary cloud services among them. I know enough about these things to happily leave the deep expertise to others, preferably far away, and in competitors' businesses rather than my own.
Show threadRussell GarnerMar 7

@sanityinc @jasongorman hey I think we've avoided the same technologies.

I'm going to add Tailwind to this list.

Show threadRussell GarnerMar 7
@sanityinc @jasongorman things I've bet the farm on that haven't gone away: HTTP, HTML, CSS, SQL. All stuff with some kind of not-directly-corporate standard behind it. The binding execution language is in some ways the least interesting part.
Show threadSteve Purcell
@rgarner @jasongorman fuck yeah to this whole list
Mar 7 at 11:32amWeb
Show threadRussell GarnerMar 7
@sanityinc I mean I'd add JS, because I do lots of it, but quite reluctantly.
Show threadSteve PurcellMar 7
@rgarner understood, some things can be left unspoken