[joelbluminator]

> because there isn't any significant changes in the technology of carpentry at least once a decade making carpentry skills obsolete in the eyes of the marketplace

That's a bit extreme I think. Tech changes yes. But let's say you were a a C#/C++/Java/Python/Ruby dev 10 years ago - how bad has it all changed in the last 10 years that your entire experience is somehow nullified? I'm not denying that some higher-ups like to adopt this line of thinking to justify hiring cheap juniors. Self respecting engineering companies don't really buy this bull.

[lovecg]

It’s funny that your list spans languages from about 20 to all of 30 years old (and less than that if we start counting from the mainstream adoption). In a typical 40 year career, many people would think of these as hot new technology - kind of like working for 10 years today and suddenly Rust comes along or something.