[anondon]

> Technologies come and go, and over-specialized programmers go with them.

Not really, programmers adapt to the changing tech landscape.

Technologies/languages keep changing, but programmers can always switch to more relevant languages if required, and that's what happens.

[gregjor]

Note that I wrote "over-specialized programmers." Yes, we adapt. I've adapted for 35 years. I've also seen programmers left with few options when the landscape changes.