> ... otherwise they need to fire all their devs and go back out and hire React devs or whatever is the flavor of the day.
One of the companies in the area has a strict N year cycle for contractors. After N years all contracts end and they rehire for the next cycle.
If the technology stack changes then they hire different contractors as the projects forecast needs.
I am not saying that this is a good idea - lots of domain knowledge gets lost ever N years... but it is a solution the "we can't require contractors to learn new skills and are unable to hire for the aptitude to learn new things."
One of the companies in the area has a strict N year cycle for contractors. After N years all contracts end and they rehire for the next cycle.
If the technology stack changes then they hire different contractors as the projects forecast needs.
I am not saying that this is a good idea - lots of domain knowledge gets lost ever N years... but it is a solution the "we can't require contractors to learn new skills and are unable to hire for the aptitude to learn new things."