One great thing about lambda expressions is that they filter out the programmers who haven't updated their skills in 10 years.

I mean besides making a ton of problems way easier to solve.

The sad thing is most recruiters/interviewers are also clueless: if you DON'T include a gazillion frameworks on your CV, you're automatically out...

There's a ton of frameworks, technologies, whatever out there. They pop up all the time. People are trying them out, simply to try to keep up with the technology, which isn't a bad thing. But, I agree that creating a couple of small projects with some new technology probably doesn't justify you listing it on your resume as a skill.

People still bitch about ORMs in 2012? Jesus.