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Re:Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in a... by pilsetnieks on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:29PM (#15462485)
There are very few companies that have a completely unique tech stack that couldn't have been encountered anywhere else.
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Re:Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in a... by smcdow on Sunday October 15, 2017 @12:42PM (#15477896)
Depends on how similar the domains are. Stacks are vastly different in companies working in disparate domains -- I've worked as a software engineer in C4ISR, gaming, EDA, oil & gas, HFT, remote sensing, consumer electronics, and more. The stacks couldn't be more different & foreign from each other. Like living in different universes. Six months to learn all the moving parts is about right.

(I can't imagine a career in only one domain; how boring would that be? Hopefully will be getting a new job in HPC soon.)

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