Why Learn Zope and/or Plone now?

Firstly, it's much less about the actual technology which I wish to learn and understand, and more about the mental process that is involved.  If anyone really knows me, I'm far from a stupid, idiotic trend chaser.  I'm almost the polar opposite of that.  I don't run towards the next buzzword without first knowing more about it.  When Artificial Intelligence first came onto the scene, I never used it for years, and actively avoided it.  I didn't feel like I had a reason to use the technology, as a lot of News headlines weren't all that positive on it's overall affects on someone's mental health, with apparent AI psychosis being a thing.  I eventually decided to learn and understand what AI was all about after living briefly with a roommate who was heavily invested in the technology, using it to compose music.  He also referred to that movie Her a bit too much, which was a tad creepy to me.  While I have been using the technology more, it's not to fill a gap in missing friendships, as having friends in general is rather exhausting for a person like me whom prefers a lot of alone time by himself.

So, let's circle back to the original thought here on learning a technology that is supposedly outdated, that nobody really uses anymore.  As mentioned it is more about the mental process involved.  Being able to pick up a Python project which I have very little experience in, shows one thing that I'm sure a lot of employers want in their employees:

• Self-motivated learning, which also translates to on the job learning.
• Being an incredibly fast learner, and picking up an exist project is incredibly beneficial for an employer to see first-hand.  Being ale to progress this far in both Zope and Plone in just less than a week, and being this productive, demonstrates some key skills a new employer will be wanting.  They don't want to spend time training me on something, they want me to be hired, and ready to go within a week of starting.  I am that employee!
  • As an example of this trait that is often overlooked in me.  At PaySafe, I was hired on a 3 month contract to update their build script in Jenkins.  I made the new script in Python and so efficient for 2015 standards that this contract was entirely bought out.  I still pride myself on how fast I can learn and pick up things.
• When it comes to either Linux or a Linux related technology, I can usually learn it in less than a week.
  • I made a mistake with my last job in that they were a Windows shop, using Ansible for their deployments.  Ansible doesn't have the best support in an Windows environment, and neither do I.  It was a job I wish I never took in retrospect.

For not actively using Python for several years, and being able to get as far as I've come with both Zope and Plone is nothing short than impressive.  I will continue expanding these skills, not for a potential job, but for the passion of the technology, and to be-able to create new and interesting content for this Plone site that I have built here.

While most people like just sitting on their arse all day when they aren't working, watching TV, movies, or doom scrolling, I prefer to use my personal time to learn and expand my mind.  This is the definition of who I am as a person at the very core.  I love learning, and probably will never stop this passion of learning that I hold, regardless of all the stupid, idiotic bullies out there that want to constantly make me feel bad for enjoying something that I enjoy.