[mettamage]

> Focusing on technology feels like putting the cart before the horse.

Every language has its own ecosystem, its own frameworks, its own culture its own set of "best practices". Good luck learning them all.

[FourHand451]

I don't think they're saying they can learn them all. Just the next one, if it can be applied to an interesting problem.

[taylodl]

Correct. The languages I learn outside of my day job are languages that teach me new ways of thinking about problems: Lisp and Haskell are two that come to mind. Do I expect to get a job where these languages are used? No. I learned them because it gave me insights for becoming better at my craft. It makes me better at solving problems using the languages actually being used where I work.