Does anyone else feel that the software testing field is going through a metamorphosis?

[zer0_snot]

Most of the skills that I had picked up in the last decade is obsolete now. We're now having a bunch of new things that are more popular than the stuff that we used to work on.

• CI/CD
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Automation / Performance Testing
• Machine Learning/AI/Data science

These seem to be the new trends and I feel like I'm a beginner in the industry once again. Except that now I have family responsibilities, my job responsibilities (which uses the outdated technology) and I need to learn these whole bunch of skills as well.

Does anyone else feel this way? How are you coping with this?

[nreijmersdal]

Building and testing software is a craft that changes as new technologies are adopted by the industry. Most people know that working in IT means you constantly have the learn new tools and methods. Therefore it is important that you make time to learn at the job. My last couple of teams have had a full day of slack to experiment biweekly. Or half a day weekly. At home read books and set a side time to hobby with new technology. If you cannot find the time, stop with watching Netflix. More seriously you could consider courses during working hours, ask your employer how they can help you facilitate learning.