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Re: Ask HN: What tech stack is in demand, and why?

#11

As for the web development the situation currently stabilized as an oligopoly between Facebook (React) and Google (Angular). Some projects are trying Vue, some leftover ones with Backbone, Meteor here and there, but it's overall a minor share.

Share of new projects being spun up in Angular is probably on a serious decline as well. I don’t see too much future potential there. React will probably dominate for the immediate future.

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack is in demand, and why?

#14

Bash and sql, because it's what really keeps things running, despite constant claims by hipster-hackers about how you should be using something else. Real IDE usage (vim/emacs).

It's what really keeps things running sure, but it's not what will get you hired.

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As for the web development the situation currently stabilized as an oligopoly between Facebook (React) and Google (Angular). Some projects are trying Vue, some leftover ones with Backbone, Meteor here and there, but it's overall a minor share.

Share of new projects being spun up in Angular is probably on a serious decline as well. I don’t see too much future potential there. React will probably dominate for the immediate future.

Why nobody mentions ember? I thought it was the third most popular thing behind react and angular?

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack is in demand, and why?

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Bash and sql, because it's what really keeps things running, despite constant claims by hipster-hackers about how you should be using something else. Real IDE usage (vim/emacs).

Bash may keep things running, but how many developers need to know it? In my limited experience, maybe 10%, and even they barely use it. It's just for writing some bits of the infrastructure, which is then calcified for years.

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack is in demand, and why?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Share of new projects being spun up in Angular is probably on a serious decline as well. I don’t see too much future potential there. React will probably dominate for the immediate future.

Why nobody mentions ember? I thought it was the third most popular thing behind react and angular?

Because it’s mature and stable, hence not cool anymore

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack is in demand, and why?

#19
COBOL and Fortran. Probably with some z/OS as well.

Much of the world's financial systems run on it, replacing it is infeasible, but the expert's in this area are aging out (and many have retired more than once). But the tech still needs maintaining, and is difficult to work with.

Fewer and fewer grad students seem interested in learning it, and the expectation that you'll stay and work on this stack for 20+ years is something that drives others away.

Re: Ask HN: What tech stack is in demand, and why?

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COBOL and Fortran. Probably with some z/OS as well. Much of the world's financial systems run on it, replacing it is infeasible, but the expert's in this area are aging out (and many have retired more than once). But the tech still needs maintaining, and is difficult to work with. Fewer and fewer grad students seem interested in learning it, and the expectation that you'll stay and work on this stack for 20+ years is…

> Fewer and fewer grad students seem interested in learning it

Probably because it's not really fun languages to work in compared to newer things. I'd rather get paid a bit less and work with C# for example than get paid a lot more and being miserable. :)

And since it is a language that will probably die off sooner or later, it is not really a good investment since it will limit your job prospects if the bank you work for would ever change their financial system.

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