On: Ask HN: Why not more hiring of junior devs, then o...

[mixmastamyk]

The second will get hired, but may be a much worse employee. Also tech stacks are exploding, so learning everything is not possible any longer.

[jogjayr → mixmastamyk]

> The second will get hired, but may be a much worse employee.

Why would they be worse than the first candidate in this example, if they've actually tried out React and the first has not?

[mixmastamyk → jogjayr]

There are many fantastic devs that don’t chase fashion.

[jogjayr → mixmastamyk]

Trying out new technologies isn't "chasing fashion". It's an indicator of intellectual curiosity, drive for self-improvement, and openness to new ideas.

Blindly adopting everything new and claiming it's the best thing ever is "chasing fashion".

[mixmastamyk → jogjayr]

It certainly can be and is largely subjective. But, I bet you know that already.