Is it better to be a generalist (full stack) software engineer or a specialist? Which option serves your career better? Do specialists get paid more? What is vendor lock? In this episode we discuss what it means to be a generalist or a specialist and which path to choose depending on your ambitions and career objectives. This is the second attempt after the platform failure the other time. Crossing fingers that this one will work 😀 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Resources & References 📕 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎙️Audio only version of this episode: https://glich.stream/podcast ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Chapters 🕐 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 01:55 - Intro 05:51 - What is a generalist software engineer? 13:05 - What is a specialist software engineer? 23:42 - Generalists vs specialists? What to choose? 39:52 - Law of diminishing returns in tech careers 57:45 - Conclusion ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Connect with me 👋 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/bassemdy - GitHub: https://github.com/link- - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bassemdghaidy - Blog: https://blog.bassemdy.com/ #glichstream #softwareengineering