[throwaway6845]

It may not be in the spirit of HN, but deliberately being 3 years behind on the latest technologies is a really good way to stay employable without driving yourself mad keeping up with the latest and greatest. After 3 years, the flash-in-the-pans and the duds have been winnowed out and you can just concentrate on the stuff which will earn you paying gigs.

[oblib]

I agree with that. I don't think it's counter to the spirit of HN. I build apps for clients with the tools I know I'm proficient with but I play and hack a lot too. Sometimes that leads to use with client software though more often it doesn't, but learning is always good.