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by todd8
1687 days ago
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Yes, when I was younger and had just 20 years of experience with programming it was before 1990! Back then I knew a small amount about virtually everything in CS and virtually everything in a small portion of CS. However things in CS changed rapidly and I made the decision to work on operating systems and basically let go of writing user interfaces. The landscape for user interface development was a mess MS Windows, NextStep, X, MacOS, and Sun Window System were all different. The web and especially browser support for JavaScript really accelerated the rate of change and I found it impossible to catch up with GUI development. For years, I did consulting work for firms helping them with system architecture, but in the last few years I found myself unable to help with the inevitable requests for assessment of companies user interface designs. It's a bit sad for me to know so little about such an important part for so many applications. Oh well, I've been very happy in my career, but I still remember the "good old days" where it was possible to take on virtually any task without needing a lot of time to ramp up my understanding of the tools, frameworks, and programming languages. |
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You can't know everything even in one domain. But once you are a good programmer, you can pick up fast most domains.
If you want to do GUI, just try it. You will be amazed that you can actually pick it up pretty fast.