I needed a place to commiserate, so here I am. I guess I keep wondering if others are going through what I’m going through at the moment. I could really use an understanding community right now. I’ve been a front-end dev for the past 16 years, half of that time I was at a company by myself, no other devs, no senior dev to look up to. Long story short, while I was in that role, everything about the web got bigger and more complex. I was a specialist at my role, but I wasn’t on the same train as newer developers. Now, I’m looking for a new job and I feel like an old used-up bag that’s been crumpled up and tossed to the side while all the newer, more powerful bags are getting jobs. I got some React.js certificates, but they seem pretty useless. Can I still do this? Is my 16 years of experience worth anything? How are we doing out there devs? Are we keeping up with the times, the latest frameworks and paradigms? Are there any jobs available for someone who mostly knows Javascript, CSS and HTML?
Am I toast?
