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When I was writing this I felt much of the same sentiment however I came to a different conclusion. I feel that generalists now more than ever can aggregate a
by ryanSrich 13y ago
When I was writing this I felt much of the same sentiment however I came to a different conclusion.
I feel that generalists now more than ever can aggregate a set of skills necessary to make an impact on the web. Most of these languages, frameworks, tools, shifts in thought are attempts to simplify the complexity.
I remember seeing the 15 minute rails blog when I was 16 and thinking how insane that was. I can't imagine how it must have felt for folks that worked in the industry during the 90's when it cost millions just to get a site up and running.
Couple these tools with the abundance of knowledge online and I'd say the age of the renaissance man is alive and well.
- contingencies 13y agothe age of the renaissance man is alive and well. Well argued, though I would say only in flatter organizations or in very specific cases. Conventional management structures kill off breadth of thinking very effectively.