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A comment on Ask HN: Why is that 10+ years experience folks struggle to find work. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why is that 10+ years experience folks struggle t... by facorreia on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @08:41AM (#8296240)
Experts learn.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is that 10+ years experience folks struggle t... by csmdev on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @09:09AM (#8296349)
Learn what? A new thing every year? How do they become experts then?

Just because you learn a new language or technology doesn't mean you become better at problem solving. It just means that you can solve problems using a different tool.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is that 10+ years experience folks struggle t... by facorreia on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @06:58PM (#8299772)
They learn, for instance, about new developments in their field of expertise, and about more practices and tools they can leverage.
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Re:Ask HN: Why is that 10+ years experience folks struggle t... by themonk on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @09:49AM (#8296515)
They become expert in problem solving.
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