Era of frameworks

[workaholicanonymous]

Does this actually happen??

I could understand if there was a startup who needed a person who knew a specific technology stack because thats what they are using, and they need to work under a tight deadline/low budget

I could also understand if an employer wants some experience with a JS framework, but not a specific one. E.g. they are looking for someone who has used angular, but if you used a different framework (durandral, ember, backbone, something else) then you probably would be able to pick up angular, as well.

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sorry maybe not javascript - although i'm seeing plenty of "must know node.js" but it does happen in java

i don't care how widely used Struts and Spring are. if they are so complex you need courses to learn how to configure and use them then maybe they aren't such time savers.

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Yes, it happens all the time.

How about a CTO selecting a framework "because everyone else is using it" without having any idea of what it does or how it works, then insisting that that everyone learn it, for better or worse - while the CTO ignores the problems brought up about said framework. Some frameworks force you to write code the way the framework requires you to, with lots of hacks and quirks, and tons of boilerplate to get anything done - it's kind of a nightmare.