There are two paths to career mobility: expert or trend whore. You cannot be both so choose wisely. An expert is somebody who spends many years performing a de

There are two paths to career mobility: expert or trend whore. You cannot be both so choose wisely. An expert is somebody who spends many years performing a deep dive into one or more technologies very narrowly. The expert has learned what beginner nonsense to ignore, which makes them weird from a beginner’s perspective but they can probably do things you deem impossible. Experts tend to come from formal researchers and hobbyists. Real experts know where their strengths and limitations are and so may undersell their capabilities. Trend whore tries to be a master of everything. They are a master of none but are well rounded in a way an expert will never be. They can talk a good game during an interview as they have experience with many different tools. If you need someone who is good at writing config files to paste together a tech stack you want the trend whore. Trend whores are experts of none who may oversell their capabilities with over confidence when they may confuse diverse shallow experience for a depth that doesn’t exist. There are pros and cons to each path. Just know your own personality and goals. If your goal is just to be employed then be the trend whore as the cost of investment is lower. If you want to innovate or deliver superior solutions then be the expert.