Ask HN: Software developers, What happened when you were fired/laid off?

I am sure many of us would like to know about what happens when you lose a software job. Is it easy to find another job? How long did you stay unemployed? What technologies were you using when you were fired? Did you have to learn new stuff to get hired again? When did this happen? Dot Com burst? 2008? Would like to hear from experienced devs.