Meh, I'm sort of in agreement. I went from backend, distributed systems, and ops, to full-on graphics engine programming, to compilers, and back again. Even th

Meh, I'm sort of in agreement. I went from backend, distributed systems, and ops, to full-on graphics engine programming, to compilers, and back again. Even the list he writes isn't exhaustive at all. You're basically either an engineer, or you aren't. If you are, you should be able to learn anything provided you have the math background for the more specialized things.