I think one thing that contributed greatly towards what you termed as "loser's game" is that fact that software engineering time span of evolution shrinks from about every 10 years to every 3 years. That stated, an average software engineers/programmers hasn't yet attained the proficiency or mastery required before being distracted by another new tool/language/framework that happens to come along or in vogue.
In other words, we are becoming "expert beginners" in lots of areas; doing just enough to get things done.
For more informatuion on expert beginners, read: daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-l...
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I think one thing that contributed greatly towards what you termed as "loser's game" is that fact that software engineering time span of evolution shrinks from about every 10 years to every 3 years. That stated, an average software engineers/programmers hasn't yet attained the proficiency or mastery required before being distracted by another new tool/language/framework that happens to come along or in vogue.
In other words, we are becoming "expert beginners" in lots of areas; doing just enough to get things done.
For more informatuion on expert beginners, read:
daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-l...