[fsk]

That is one of my biggest concerns. A lot of the new tools are just different, not better. But you're expected to know all of them.

It's also hard to predict what will be popular five years from now. I thought that using Javascript on the server was pants-on-head retarded, but it's very popular, with no signs of passing on.

[georgemcbay]

" I thought that using Javascript on the server was pants-on-head retarded, but it's very popular"

Well, there's no law against things being both terrible and popular. It is quite common.

[fsk]

What does it say about software as a serious career, if tools that are awful are popular and widely used?