Technology Obsession

Back in the nineties when I was a rookie in the business, we used to be asked by our managers "Which technology are good at?" "C++" I would reply "Ok, good. I'm going to assign you to a mainframe project" he would say and we used to nod our heads, dive headlong into mainframe sink only to surface and become adept at this new field in a short span of time. Call it the manager's immense trust in our ability and flexibility or just plain stupidity for taking what now appears to be a gargantuan risk. However, those were very different...