"The only constant in life is change." Indeed, the rate of technological change seems ever-accelerating, leading us through cycles of adaptation and learning.
While this constant shift may sometimes be seen as tedious or even chaotic, it's also a reflection of our growth as an industry. Each new tool or practice arises from the shortcomings of the previous ones. Serverless wasn't born in a vacuum, it was born out of the limitations of servers. Microservices weren't born out of nothing, they came from the monolithic application era's shortcomings.
The key lies in discerning between meaningful progress and trend-induced churn. Not every new tool or practice is necessarily an improvement, and even those that are may not be the right fit for every organization or use case.
On a personal level, how can one keep up? Find your anchors in the fundamentals. Concepts like abstraction, encapsulation, concurrency, state management, and others are applicable across a multitude of tech stacks and paradigms.
While this constant shift may sometimes be seen as tedious or even chaotic, it's also a reflection of our growth as an industry. Each new tool or practice arises from the shortcomings of the previous ones. Serverless wasn't born in a vacuum, it was born out of the limitations of servers. Microservices weren't born out of nothing, they came from the monolithic application era's shortcomings.
The key lies in discerning between meaningful progress and trend-induced churn. Not every new tool or practice is necessarily an improvement, and even those that are may not be the right fit for every organization or use case.
On a personal level, how can one keep up? Find your anchors in the fundamentals. Concepts like abstraction, encapsulation, concurrency, state management, and others are applicable across a multitude of tech stacks and paradigms.