Staying relevant as a programmer

💖 Support the show by becoming a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/funfunfunction You might notice that I’m wearing suit. At least on my upper body. This is because we are not talking code today, we are talking about your career as a programmer. In this video, I’ll talk about how to stay relevant in the job market as a programmer. It’s *not* going to be about learning the framework that is currently in vogue, and not even about learning the up-and-coming one - I’m going to tell you to learn fundamentals. # Why am I making this video? I recently made a video titled ”too many tools and frameworks”. I posted it because I was so often asked the question ”what framework should I learn”. In the video my response was that there is no such thing as a best tool in general. If you try to find the ultimate tool to solve all problems, you’ll end up with a leatherman, which works, but it’s better to know a lot of specialized tools, like screwdrivers, hammers and saws, and pick from them when you are starting a new project. The problem with my answer was that it was viewing the question from the viewpoint of ”how to make the best possible software” but what a lot of people were actually asking is ”what should I learn in order to be attractive on the job market”. # What skills are attractive on the job market? The easy cop-out to that question is to just learn what is popular as hell. As of recording, that would be Angular. Angular is a bizarrely popular tool in organizations, and you’ll have work for years to come. You can also learn SAP or Sharepoint. # Problem: Tools of today will be obsolete. The problem is that new tools are constantly being developed, so organizations constantly move on to new and better tools, and tools of yesterday becomes obsolete. # Solution: The next big thing So, I could go one step further and tell you to learn a tool that is up-and-coming, like React and Flux, which is probably what is going to be in enormous demand in the coming years.