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I don't know. If anything, I feel generalism is overrated, at least on places like HN. Maybe I've got very limited viewpoint, but I haven't experienced this sen
by zokier 4y ago
I don't know. If anything, I feel generalism is overrated, at least on places like HN. Maybe I've got very limited viewpoint, but I haven't experienced this sentiment of appreciation towards niches. And in the industry what companies seem to want is mostly fullstack devops people that do everything and can adapt to any tech stack, instead of any particular specialists.
- lupire 4y agoGeneralism is valuable when you work for a company that has a lot of small needs. Specialism is valuable when the company has a big need for the specialty.
- matwood 4y agoIt depends. In a broad stroke sense, small companies often need generalists more than specialists, and big companies are the opposite. HN, at least historically, leans towards start ups and entrepreneurship. These often (not always) do better starting with some generalists.