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I really wish there were more non-web dev remote coding jobs. Web development is never-ending and super thankless. Plus there seems to be a brand new language p
by ricardobayes 4y ago
I really wish there were more non-web dev remote coding jobs. Web development is never-ending and super thankless. Plus there seems to be a brand new language popping up every 2 years now. With C I just needed to study the Kernighan-Ritchie book and that was it.
I think my quality of life was a lot higher as an embedded dev, web stuff is just too easy to get into in order for companies not to treat you as disposable.
- mattgreenrocks 4y agoYep. Once you start getting to intermediate-level dev, I really think more devs should think about specializing if only to start accumulating leverage by virtue of expertise and authority on a subject. If your career is made to be safe and as similar to everyone else, it is much harder to gain leverage. You can't trust capital to take care of you.
- saulpw 4y agoSpecialization is a trap though too. You can make it work (and lucratively!) for 10-15 years, but that's nowhere near a full career, and then at some point you wake up to find out you've specialized in OS/2 or Smalltalk and the only jobs around are in defense or gambling kiosks.
- mattgreenrocks 4y agoGood point. And it can be hard to bootstrap yourself into specialized jobs. Once you're there you have a different set of problems: smaller job pool, more qualified candidates in general, and no guarantee that your specialization will always be needed. Beats the race to the bottom that is endemic to mainstream tech though!