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The biggest factor is Time. It takes a lot of time (in years) and different types of experience (which again mostly comes with time) to become an expert at one
by codegeek 6y ago
The biggest factor is Time. It takes a lot of time (in years) and different types of experience (which again mostly comes with time) to become an expert at one thing. You cannot deep dive into something within a short span of time and become an expert.
I would use the analogy that just because a woman can have a baby in 9 months, 9 women cannot have a baby in 1 month. You must spend 9 months to have a baby. So to be an expert at anything, it takes years of practice, errors, lessons learned, experiences to fully grasp a topic as an expert.
- ghaff 6y agoI mostly agree. I suppose there's a question of "How much time." There are certainly younger people who are experts in narrow areas. That said, in many of the most obvious cases, they've gotten doctorates or otherwise have really devoted themselves to drilling down into some technology area (and working with other people in that area). So you're still talking years, even if "only" single digit years.