Re:Is working on Outsystems platform good for developer's ca...
by taurath on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @01:57PM
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> It is counter-intuitive, but knowing non-trendy platforms makes you more valuable
Yes, but knowing only non-trendy platforms (especially if they're not really in demand and have a large diaspora such as PHP) is a good way to struggle to find work - except in the later phases of your career as you can leverage your experience in consulting, if you have managed to make the right connections.
Re:Is working on Outsystems platform good for developer's ca...
by eren_jaeger on Friday August 23, 2019 @09:41AM
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Thank you taurath :)
Re:Is working on Outsystems platform good for developer's ca...
by eren_jaeger on Friday August 23, 2019 @09:41AM
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thanks codingdave
It is counter-intuitive, but knowing non-trendy platforms makes you more valuable. When projects come up needing to integrate with the newer platforms, or if they drop Outsystems to move to node/React, you would be one of the few people who know both sides.
I've spent most of my career on platform transition projects, migrating Lotus Notes to .NET and SharePoint, and building web front-ends over them to replace their old UIs. Now, I am modernizing older .NET MVC and jQuery apps to React running in cloud environments. The tech list I work with would make most people run away screaming, yet I'm extremely valuable to my team because I know every piece of tech on both the old and the new platforms.