14. Why should you stay a generalist in a specialist's world?

Developers should specialize in a few given languages and frameworks. 

This will make them more employable. It will also help devs command higher salaries, that will only grow as they continue to accumulate experience and become better specialists.

Sounds familiar?

This seems to be a common theme for developers. 

Open up any job req online and you will see requests for X amount of years of experience (usually more than 5) in such and such language and framework (even if the language has only been around for so long…).

Talk to hiring managers and you will often hear concerns about lack of experience with X version of a language or framework, with no mention of the candidate’s ability to adapt and evolve.

Well… Oshri Cohen is here to tell us this is wrong. This is the biggest problem in our industry. He will also tell us why this happens, what are the consequences of this problem, how to fix it, and what are his thoughts for the future of the Software Developer profession.

He is a Rockstar Fractional CTO and influencer at LinkedIn, with over 20 years of experience in the industry, and a knack for very honest, funny, out-there opinion type posts that only get funnier once you are able to meet him directly and interact with him.

I laughed, I thought and I learned a lot, as Interviewed him for this episode.

Go for it. Enjoy!