Atm I'm learning lua for game development and react for mobile apps. Nothing serious. Curious to see how far I can get with either. Just for fun.
It seems that some languages and movements in IT come with expiration dates. After a period of months or years the value of the knowledge fades and its time to learn the new big thing. Whether its COBOL or something else. Longevity in IT is not guaranteed over the long term.
If anyone would care to share their opinion, which are best investments over the long term? In terms of not having to learn an entirely new skillset when their current skillset no longer carries demand in the industry?
I was going to try machine learning but it seems minimum hardware spec for AI are near to 100 gigabytes of RAM. Which puts it outside the price and hardware range for many. Is it common to delegate code to platforms like amazon web services for ml?
It seems that some languages and movements in IT come with expiration dates. After a period of months or years the value of the knowledge fades and its time to learn the new big thing. Whether its COBOL or something else. Longevity in IT is not guaranteed over the long term.
If anyone would care to share their opinion, which are best investments over the long term? In terms of not having to learn an entirely new skillset when their current skillset no longer carries demand in the industry?
I was going to try machine learning but it seems minimum hardware spec for AI are near to 100 gigabytes of RAM. Which puts it outside the price and hardware range for many. Is it common to delegate code to platforms like amazon web services for ml?