Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020?

Re:Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020? by scarface74 on Sunday January 05, 2020 @12:38PM (#21962528)

I’ve been working for 20+ years, dozens of successful interviews and the last time I had anything approaching knowing “algorithms and computer concepts” is over 20 years ago writing low level cross platform C.

Most software developers are “dark matter developers” doing “enterprise applications” that will never see the light of day outside of the company or yet another SASS CRUD app.

Most of those hiring managers could care less if you know anything about pointers and algorithms.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020? by unlinked_dll on Sunday January 05, 2020 @12:47PM (#21962616)

Your experience is not all experiences. Plenty of us have never written a crud app and never will. Sounds boring, and it’s not like it pays better than working on systems or algorithms.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020? by scarface74 on Sunday January 05, 2020 @12:50PM (#21962644)

I’m not saying it “pays better”. What I am saying is that statistically that’s where most of the jobs are.

I don’t go to work not to be bored. After dealing with computers for over 30 years there is nothing that excites me about computers. It’s a way to fund my lifestyle and to pay for outside interests.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020? by JDiculous on Sunday January 05, 2020 @03:39PM (#21963903)

I'd estimate that 90% of developers are working on CRUD apps, if you work on algorithms in your day job you are definitely in the minority.

[ Parent | on HN ]