• Good topic, Ben. I'm of two minds on this. When I was unemployed I learned fast that skills I didn't have were paramount. They were newer skills. Simply put, if I didn't learn them I would never get another job. So, I learned them.

     But I think you're right that all things shiny and new doesn't always mean better. I work with a young developer who really hates SSIS. He would much rather write any and all ETL operations in C#. He refers to SSIS using the derogatory term "Sissy". I'm more of the opinion, if a tool exists to easily perform ETL operations, why go through the effort of reinventing the wheel? On the other hand I work with an older fellow who really hates Windows 10, mainly because of all of the newer features people look for. I can tell he really wishes we were only using Windows XP. 

     I believe that you've got it right that its good to have knowledge of and at least some skills of older technologies as well as learning newer technologies.

    Rod