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Re:We replaced our React front end with Go and WebAssembly by harrall on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @01:10AM (#43009536)
I think it depends 100% on the person.

I’ve met people who haven’t solved a partial differential equation in 10 years and still remember how to do it whereas some people barely remember the library they used last week and have to keep a mountain of notes.

The people in the former camp have a lot of very deep knowledge on a lot of things.

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Re:We replaced our React front end with Go and WebAssembly by prisenco on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @01:25AM (#43009627)
Someone who can solve a partial differential equation with an hour refresher after ten years but most importantly can identify a situation where a differential equation is useful even if they can't solve it outright is still useful. If they're keeping a zettelkästen level system of notes and can get back up to speed on the specifics quickly but retain conceptual knowledge then I don't see any reason to dismiss them.

One issue our industry has is how to identity a great generalist. Broad conceptual thinking is harder to test and interview for than specialized tasks.

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