[nelsondev]

As a software engineer, you have a professional responsibility to stay abreast of current technology. That doesn’t mean hopping on every latest JS fad, but it does mean continually looking for more information, and learning how others in the field are solving problems.

Physicians have to keep up their board certifications/licenses by undergoing yearly(?) retraining, in order to continue practicing medicine.

It’s not that hard to find what other software engineers are doing, to start, Read hacker news! Talk to more experienced engineers, read blogs, as an intellectual exercise, surf through AWS services and think about how you could use each.