[dustbunny]

> you will stagnate if you don't learn to use the new tools effectively

I've been going the other way, learning the old tools, the old algorithms. Specifically teaching myself graphics and mastering the C language. Tons of new grads know how to use Unity, how many know how to throw triangles directly onto the GPU at the theoretical limit of performance? Not many!

[mapontosevenths]

I did some of that when I was younger. I started with assembly and C, even though everyone told me to skip it and start with at least C++ or something further up the abstraction ladder. Ignoring them and gaining that knowledge has proven invaluable over the years.

Understanding a "deeper" abstraction layer is almost always to your advantage, even if you seldom use it in your career. It just gives you a glimpse behind the curtain.

That said, you have to also learn the new tools unless you tend to be a one man band. You'll find that employers don't want esoteric knowledge or all-knowing wizards who can see the matrix. Mostly, they just want a team member who can cooperate with other folks to get things done in whatever tool they can find enough skilled folks to use.

[jennyholzer3]

I think this guy is smarter than every LLM user in the thread