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I have to agree with Joel. But his answer goes beyond technical skills and preferences.

In my experience it's usualy your job requirements that point you towards a specific technology or programming language, not what you would like to use; unless its a startup that has not defined what they are going to use yet. And no one can guarantee that you will find a job/company utilising exactly what you are looking for.

So the real question is: are you good in learing new stuff? can you address a problem and solve it in a timely manner regardless programming language?

A good programmer should be well aware of software construction and software engineering concepts. Your question makes me believe that you haven't invested enough time towards learning those, which probably makes you uncertain of your skills and what your actual potentials are. And honestly, if you haven't done that its about time you do, because without those you will probably not go far.

There is another thing that most of us programmers tend not to give any attention to before we get older than 30: Programming skills is only half of the skills that make a good programmer. Are you a good team player? Are you willing to pass knowledge to coworkers as willingly as you are (or should be) receiving knowledge from others? People skills are higlhy underestimated by many of us, while they are actually very important.

I have to agree with Joel. But his answer goes beyond technical skills and preferences.

In my experience it's usualy your job requirements that point you towards a specific technology or programming language, not what you would like to use; unless its a startup that has not defined what they are going to use yet. And no one can guarantee that you will find a job/company utilising exactly what you are looking for.

So the real question is: are you good in learing new stuff? can you address a problem and solve it in a timely manner regardless programming language?

A good programmer should be well aware of software construction and software engineering concepts. Your question makes me believe that you haven't invested enough time towards learning those, which probably makes you uncertain of your skills and what your actual potentials. And honestly, if you haven't done that its about time you do, because without those you will probably not go far.

There is another thing that most of us programmers tend not to give any attention to before we get older than 30: Programming skills is only half of the skills that make a good programmer. Are you a good team player? Are you willing to pass knowledge to coworkers as willingly as you are (or should be) receiving knowledge from others? People skills are higlhy underestimated by many of us, while they are actually very important.

I have to agree with Joel. But his answer goes beyond technical skills and preferences.

In my experience it's usualy your job requirements that point you towards a specific technology or programming language, not what you would like to use; unless its a startup that has not defined what they are going to use yet. And no one can guarantee that you will find a job/company utilising exactly what you are looking for.

So the real question is: are you good in learing new stuff? can you address a problem and solve it in a timely manner regardless programming language?

A good programmer should be well aware of software construction and software engineering concepts. Your question makes me believe that you haven't invested enough time towards learning those, which probably makes you uncertain of your skills and what your actual potentials are. And honestly, if you haven't done that its about time you do, because without those you will probably not go far.

There is another thing that most of us programmers tend not to give any attention to before we get older than 30: Programming skills is only half of the skills that make a good programmer. Are you a good team player? Are you willing to pass knowledge to coworkers as willingly as you are (or should be) receiving knowledge from others? People skills are higlhy underestimated by many of us, while they are actually very important.

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mspir
mspir
  • 349
  • 1
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I have to agree with Joel. But his answer goes beyond technical skills and preferences.

In my experience it's usualy your job requirements that point you towards a specific technology or programming language, not what you would like to use; unless its a startup that has not defined what they are going to use yet. And no one can guarantee that you will find a job/company utilising exactly what you are looking for.

So the real question is: are you good in learing new stuff? can you address a problem and solve it in a timely manner regardless programming language?

A good programmer should be well aware of software construction and software engineering concepts. Your question makes me believe that you haven't invested enough time towards learning those, which probably makes you uncertain of your skills and what your actual potentials. And honestly, if you haven't done that its about time you do, because without those you will probably not go far.

There is another thing that most of us programmers tend not to give any attention to before we get older than 30: Programming skills is only half of the skills that make a good programmer. Are you a good team player? Are you willing to pass knowledge to coworkers as willingly as you are (or should be) receiving knowledge from others? People skills are higlhy underestimated by many of us, while they are actually very important.