Too Many Tools and Frameworks (2015)
For side projects, it can be a little daunting, but ultimately represents a healthy eco-system.<p>But the issue for me is how employers handles it. No, I don&#x27;t know Angular. But I have used Backbone, Ember &amp; React.  So do you really need an Angular expert, especially when Angular is only a few years old and is completely changing in Angular 2?<p>Should employers insist on extensive trade knowledge in a specific framework, or should they be able to hire based on understanding of development and architectural principles, and give a new employee a little bit of leeway to get up to speed on their stack.<p>If it&#x27;s the latter, then you can relax, and focus on reinforcing good practices and understanding the theory about what you&#x27;re working on, and your resume will continue to build.<p>If it&#x27;s the former, then you have to constantly pad your resume with skunkworks projects simply so it doesn&#x27;t seem like you&#x27;re getting &quot;left behind.&quot;  And that is exhausting, and not very useful to anyone.