"In this face paced IT environment, if you stay too long becoming an expert on something, it's replacement is coming right around the corner..."
Depends what the value adding function is. I work in a field (essentially CAD) where getting anything done takes years at best and if a technology does not have an estimated lifespan of at least a decade we don't invest in it.
Excellent point. Even though a lot of things change, there is a lot that remains the same or is done better with previous years of experience. CAD being a great example.
Depends what the value adding function is. I work in a field (essentially CAD) where getting anything done takes years at best and if a technology does not have an estimated lifespan of at least a decade we don't invest in it.
Web stuff is of course starting to spill in.