Ask HN: Do Java and .NET developers avoid learning new tech?
4•jerawaj740•3h ago
I have a friend who works at a big company. He only knows .NET. I asked him about other technologies, but he doesn’t seem to care, he’s paid well.
Another friend works in the banking field as a developer using Java and jQuery. I told him about React.js and modern frontend tools, but he only knows jQuery
Comments
journal•2h ago
it's easier to stand on shoulders of giants than to write C++. anyone with two neurons should always be challenging themselves and there is plenty to do in C++ but they choose these easier languages and frameworks because they probably have family and outside life.
pestatije•2h ago
its the other way around: do new tech developers avoid using the language they learned with (eg. java and .NET)?
p_ing•2h ago
This is going to be how many corporate developers operate. They don't need to know the leading edge, often because the leading edge will get you burned.
Plus the guy gets paid well. Why should he care about React?
You don't generally want (and really shouldn't) to be on the leading edge in a corporate setting.
codingdave•1h ago
Based on my experience, .NET has evolved over the years, and .NET folks have kept up with changes. So they are just as used to updating their skills as anyone else, and if a need comes up where they need to learn React or some other "new" thing, they are perfectly capable of doing so.
The reason they don't is that is simply isn't needed in their work.
journal•2h ago