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> Preamble: I'm extremely lucky. Good for the author, but this really says it all. Specialization as a software developer seems like good advice though.

• WithinReason 5y ago
  He says he's lucky for growing up in Italy. If you grew up in a developed country, you're extremely lucky too.
• jawns 5y ago
  Specialization can accelerate your career during the first decade (or maybe first two decades) of working. But I've found that people who are generalists end up doing better further into their careers, particularly if their job includes a leadership/management component. I'm not saying that if you're in the top 0.1% on one very specific technology, you won't be in demand throughout your career. But should you choose a leadership/management path later in your career, you're often going to need to be able to do a bunch of things reasonably well, and that's a generalist's sweet spot.