Learn to adapt and adapt to learn
Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. -H G Wells I have been away for a while: had a lot of coursework to complete and I am finally out of it unscathed. Hi everyone, welcome back. As usual, I will begin my rants with the disconnect between the job market and the definition of a software engineer. Recently, I received a call from a company (which I do not recall applying to) asking me "In which technology are you a software engineer?" It is the same as asking an automobile engineer, "In which type of vehicle engine are you an automobile engineer?" Specialization, you say? Not really. Although automobile engines do not evolve as fast as programming languages, an engineer must be ready for all. (S)he is the one who should make the decision regarding which is most suitable. It basically undermines the factor of learnability within the engineer. Is it not possible that an engineer learn about a new technology and imp