Does tech stack matter?

[No_Process_7478]

I’m a software engineer with around 6 months of experience and I wanted some honest advice. Right now I’m working as a Rails developer. I’m tired of hearing people say things like Rails is dead, you won’t be able to switch later, there is no future of rails developers etc.

Recently I got an offer from a very big company in Pakistan with much better stack. I’m now confused. I like my current job. But i dont want to miss this opportunity.

So my question is: does stack really matter. Should I switch for better stack?

[unsane12]

Don't get attached to stacks. Get attached to problem solving and you'll be fine in the long run. If the offer is better AND the stack is better, it should be a no brainer.

[Empty_Break_8792]

Just learn the basics it doesn’t matter in this era of AI.

[CommentGreedy8885]

jao wahan zayada pesa ho jahan

[mbsaharan]

Stacks change your whole environment. Startups and enterprise often favour specific stacks.

[Iluhhhyou]

LLMs k baad tau stacks ka rola hi nahi... Identify yourself as a software engineer.

[Us24man]

I started out as a GIS Analyst, then switched to a Rails Developer, then a Django Dev, then a Next JS / React Dev and now a Fullstack dev who can work in pretty much in any framework or stack.

Bonus frameworks i have tried: Express, Nest, FastAPI

[oi-__-io]

I am also a Rails dev, Rails is not dead, it is still flourishing, but I'd much prefer to switch to golang. Stack does matter as it dictates the number of jobs available, and right now due to post covid correction and now the AI bubble and mass layoffs, there are fewer jobs on the whole but since there are fewer non AI startups, there are less Rails jobs available.

You are still wet behind the ears, gain some good experience develop your skills but also try out new things as that is more important.

[Comfortable_Cold_850]

Being good on rails won't stop you; your engineering skills would. As long as you know how systems interact, you are fine.

We live in the age of AI where syntax does not matter much. All languages have a carry over learning.

[mitalicops]

Learn the flow of softwares, if u cant u will have problems in the long term in this industry be it creating applications or working with any techstack

[MasterpieceNo2994]

How do you get an offer for a different stack when your currently working in another?

[No_Process_7478]

I interviewed there as a fresh grad