[k__]

I wonder, how many engineers will switch their jobs because they have to work with boring tech?

Sure, the stack you're using isn't everything and other parts of a project can be just as exciting. But I often heard engineers complain about their company being stuck in the past and they wish to use all the cool tech they see in the news.

[bob1029]

> But I often heard engineers complain about their company being stuck in the past and they wish to use all the cool tech they see in the news.

This is becoming my go-to filter for determining if I would want to hire someone in the first place. Hypothetically, if someone told me they left their prior job because they wanted to "use cool tech" on an interview, I would be providing a strong "No" input to the process.

The honest reality is that a lot of people are doing a job they probably should not be doing. If you want to be really good at writing software for other people, you should enjoy delivering experiences to your actual users. I find many developers can't even enumerate who their end users are these days.

[k__]

Sure, that's the best case scenario.

In my experience companies, especially the small ones, struggle to hire engineers. So, they try to spice their positions up with some hot new tech.

[kingcharles]

I've worked at companies where many of the devs were not remotely excited about any new technologies and just wanted to do their 9-5 and get home to the wife and kids, which is a totally valid career choice. These guys just wanted to stick with what worked and what they knew. They LOVED boring.