Silicon Valley's Day of Reckoning
Once upon a time I was involved in "bleeding edge" technology. I was doing things few others were doing at the time and it was a bountiful easy life of choosing only those assignments I wanted and life was idyllic and blissful for many years.Later I became involved in "cutting edge" work because there were a lot more computer people involved and we had reached the point where everyone thought they were an "expert" rather than that "enthusiast" which more accurately described their skills ...
and an idiot CEO of a local flooring company named BONITZ said how "everyone is a computer expert" at a time when that was far from the case. As a matter of fact ... it remains FAR from the case. Electrical engineers in particular think they are computer experts when they have only risen to their level of incompetence.
Nowadays I am not concerning myself with much beyond the current technology. My dreams of greatness having left oh so long ago I do the standard "bread and butter" web tech with aspects of AI thrown in for a little variety and sophistication — but I don't do ANYTHING I would classify as forefront type of work. It's simply not indicated in the world of office automation intranet web technology I typically support anymore.
Solid code is good enough these days.
CNBC had a rather alarming article projecting a time of consolidation and layoffs in Silicon Valley. They claim this "time of reckoning" for startups is at hand and is heralded by one Chris Sacca, a tech investor just yesterday.
It seems that lacking oversight and discretion will be detrimental to the raising of additional capital and the absence of truly compelling offerings will be the downfall of many that are presently squeaking by.
So I suppose I'm where I should be. Though the tech I provide is pretty much standard operational fare it is a feature of my workplace that people have come to expect ... and they like their office automation in accordance with their specific needs.
This is what I give them.