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Specialists thrive in stable environments, while generalists are much better in unstable environments. Change kills the value of a specialist.
by aleksiy123 4y ago
Specialists thrive in stable environments, while generalists are much better in unstable environments.
Change kills the value of a specialist.
- tra3 4y agoSuch a great point. What are you some stable environments in our industry? Are they going to be stable in 5-10-15 years? I wish I picked Emacs up a while back. It seems to be stable. Compilers are stable, I think. A tenured computer science professor? Thinking about this highlights the fact how backwards our industry is. It's either a handful of ultra specialist roles or continuing to jump from tech stack to tech stack to stay employable. My cgi-bin experience is worth nothing currently. The pragmatic thing then, is to be a generalist.