Engineer Retention - Should I Be Paying Attention to Every New Thing?

Day one is not so important. Very few companies, especially generally only smaller ones, are like directly evaluating flashing your tech. However, if you make the decision too, too forcefully today, and you're end up being totally behind 10 years from now, then you probably are gonna pay a price. Being on the edge really, really matters. Looking for engineers who are excited about the company and job.