Re:Deep Dive Into C# 9
by scarface74 on Friday December 06, 2019 @01:50PM
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And yet most of those RFP keep referring to stuff like .NET Framework 4.6 and .NET 4.7.1.
And yet again you use your own anecdotal evidence without any large sample size.....
As for the job, luckily Europe is not as bad as US in what concerns ageism.
So how competitive is someone all other things being equal who hasn’t kept up with technology as someone who has?
And some of them, do value a lot that one is able to keep that old clunky VB 6 application running, instead of sinking several thousand euros attempting an half-baked rewrite into the latest stack trend, and do pay accordingly as well.
Until Microsoft introduces an operating system that doesn’t support it and you’re stuck with an unsupported OS with an unsupported runtime with security and compliance concerns.
And yet most of those RFP keep referring to stuff like .NET Framework 4.6 and .NET 4.7.1.
As for the job, luckily Europe is not as bad as US in what concerns ageism.
Over 40 here as well and so far no problems switching jobs, because I always strived not to be labelled as only being good at technology X, without anything else to offer.
My advice is to diversify domain knowledge, master soft skills, be able to jump between developer, QA and technical lead roles across delivery sprints, and most customers will find less relevant how well one masters the very latest version of technology X, rather what is the business value one brings to the organization.
And some of them, do value a lot that one is able to keep that old clunky VB 6 application running, instead of sinking several thousand euros attempting an half-baked rewrite into the latest stack trend, and do pay accordingly as well.