I agree with 8 but a lot of companies and HR people don't look for 8. They want to hire people who have specialized skills to provide the most value for their stack.
For being a programmer as a mindset, 8 is great! For being on the job hunt as a junior dev, it's difficult.
Fred is a software jack of all trades, having worked over the last 24 years at every stage of the SDLC and has authored [two books](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fred-Heath/e/B08F3Q1H1M).
That's true Glenn; the point I was trying to make is that focusing on a specialized skills will get you jobs for the next few years. But when your specialization falls out of demand, then being reasonably good in other skills will make a heck of a difference. I still remember the Cobol programmer who made a fortune in the 1990s but had to move to a different continent to find a Cobol job a few years later.
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I agree with 8 but a lot of companies and HR people don't look for 8. They want to hire people who have specialized skills to provide the most value for their stack.
For being a programmer as a mindset, 8 is great! For being on the job hunt as a junior dev, it's difficult.
That's true Glenn; the point I was trying to make is that focusing on a specialized skills will get you jobs for the next few years. But when your specialization falls out of demand, then being reasonably good in other skills will make a heck of a difference. I still remember the Cobol programmer who made a fortune in the 1990s but had to move to a different continent to find a Cobol job a few years later.