This reminds me of the PHD in the office, who was hired because of some mathematical related skill they specialize in, is never getting their hands dirty. They are off somewhere looking smart and protecting their allure, while us grunts are keeping the lights on. Broad stereotype here, but it is what I have experienced.
To be very honest, being on Google searching constantly has been the most important skill. In this face paced IT environment, if you stay too long becoming an expert on something, it's replacement is coming right around the corner.... even within the same framework. As I was finally getting a hang off Spring 4 and Spring Boot 1.x, then comes Spring 5 and Spring Boot 2 with their new WebFlux architecture.
To be very honest, being on Google searching constantly has been the most important skill. In this face paced IT environment, if you stay too long becoming an expert on something, it's replacement is coming right around the corner.... even within the same framework. As I was finally getting a hang off Spring 4 and Spring Boot 1.x, then comes Spring 5 and Spring Boot 2 with their new WebFlux architecture.