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Discussion on: As a software engineer, how quickly do you get left behind if you don’t constantly update your skills?

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Ben Overmyer

You're asking the wrong question.

The implication in your question is that there are two options - constantly update your skills, or never update your skills.

The better question is "how often should I spend time learning new techniques and technologies?"

The answer to that question depends a bit on the person, but a good baseline is a few hours each month. Less than that, and you might not be making the best choices and creating more work for yourself later. More than that is fine, up to a point. You don't want to be spending more time learning new technology than you are solving problems for your employer. The caveat to that is if you're a new hire in your first 90 or so days; then, learning is all you should be expected to be doing.

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Jared Niervas

Thanks, so spot on!

On a similar note, I find it easier connecting with key engineering events happening across the world. I'm always on the lookout from: community.lohika.com/home/events

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