NateB
Well-Known Member
I have spent a good amount of time this year contemplating my future. The healthcare field is changing for worse. 20 years of EMS work takes a toll on one's body where I don't think I am capable of another 20 years. The downside to being so specialized is I don't have very many transferrable skills outside of what I already do. Fortunately, I have time to explore options for a plan B and no immediate need for a new job.
The only other education I have was starting web/graphic design degree before becoming a medic. I learned Basic/Visual Basic as well as HTML and CSS in high school in the late 90s, expanded to the fundamentals of Javascript, PHP, MySQL (including some regretful things with Flash and Actionscript) in the early 2000s.
Since then, I have not kept up with newer programming languages or commonly used frameworks, but I can relearn or learn. Given waves of layoffs from tech firms in the news, what direction is software or web development heading? For those who are involved in hiring, what languages and portfolio projects standout to make a recruit attractive?
The only other education I have was starting web/graphic design degree before becoming a medic. I learned Basic/Visual Basic as well as HTML and CSS in high school in the late 90s, expanded to the fundamentals of Javascript, PHP, MySQL (including some regretful things with Flash and Actionscript) in the early 2000s.
Since then, I have not kept up with newer programming languages or commonly used frameworks, but I can relearn or learn. Given waves of layoffs from tech firms in the news, what direction is software or web development heading? For those who are involved in hiring, what languages and portfolio projects standout to make a recruit attractive?