That is an interesting thought.  So exactly what sort of old stuff are you talking about?  In most cases on the dev side I don't encourage people to learn C++, I would point them more toward .net C#.  It is sort of interesting on the db side because people can be so isolated in what they do.  For instance a DB admin, knows how to setup / install sql server.  Get backups going etc.  Still, their t-sql skill may be terrible.  Anyway, let me know what sort of old stuff you think people should be learning, try to be more specific.

Thanks for your comment.

Ben