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Discussion on: When do you become a Jack of all trades but a master of none?

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Christopher Patti

You can pick at the author's choice of phrasing, but there is a real danger to anyone's career that he's speaking to.

I did this for most of my early career - focusing on one shiny thing after another, never really developing any depth in any one topic. This way lies madness, because you'll look up after a great many years and think "What have I actually accomplished?"

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Humza K. • Edited

Depends on how one perceive things. For some people, it might be a win-win situation for working over a large number of technologies while others may think of it as a hold back to their careers.