What Learning Is…and Isn’t
Many HR departments haven’t figured this out yet, but in reality, it’s less important to know Java, Ruby, .NET, or the iPhone SDK. There’s always going to be a new technology or a new version of an existing technology to be learned. The technology itself isn’t as important; it’s the constant learning that counts.
Historically, it hasn’t always been this way; medieval farmers tilled the soil pretty much exactly as their fathers did, as did their fathers before them. Information was passed along in an oral tradition, and until recently, one could provide for one’s family with minimal formal education or training.
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