> 2/3rds of job adverts I see seem these days to be for 'full stack' developers. That's the definition of generalist-seeking IMO. Yes, but once you start readi

> 2/3rds of job adverts I see seem these days to be for 'full stack' developers. That's the definition of generalist-seeking IMO. Yes, but once you start reading the requirements in the body of the ad, it becomes clear that the "full stack developer" needs to be highly specialized in one particular frontend framework and highly specialized in one particular backend language. Then a generalist applies for the position and says, "I've worked with a bunch of frontend frameworks, but not this one, and a bunch of programming languages, and while I'm proficient in this one I'm hardly among the elite. But I can recognize bad patterns across languages and have a good track record of identifying the right tool for the job." And unfortunately, a lot of companies just say, "Meh, we need someone who's really good at Angular and Rails."