>> We don't need to belabor it, our opinions are plain enough, but the "over-engineered" frameworks hold considerable appeal for me
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>>I'm guessing there's a direct relationship between intellectual affinity for over-engineered frameworks and free time on one's hand. Those under great pressure to produce are not likely to share your appeal.
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>I liked them before I was unemployed.
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>It's "on one's hands," BTW, unless you're Bethany Hamilton.
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>Don't you agree keeping up with new technologies and paradigms is an ongoing requirement in our business, no matter how busy we are? Yeah, the upside of being out of work is that I have more spare time than usual to learn new things. But this is something I have always done and I imagine you have, too.

I find its quite difficult to learn new things without commercial pressure demanding something gets done. I often find a learning video will send me to sleep unless I've got a deadline to meet.