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Mar 29, 2024 1 hr 15 min

The undercover generalist (Friends)

from The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Which is smarter: specializing in a particular tech or becoming more of a generalist? It depends! Which is why Jerod invited "undercover generalist" Adolfo Ochagavía on our "It Depends" series to weigh the pros & cons of each path.

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The undercover generalist (Friends)

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  1. 0:00 Let's talk!
  2. 0:38 Sponsor: FireHydrant
  3. 3:11 Adolfo Depends
  4. 4:59 Getting to know Adolfo
  5. 7:06 Jerod's generalist background
  6. 9:09 Specialize to generalize
  7. 12:11 Solving problems vs getting stuck
  8. 13:22 Specialized pay
  9. 16:11 Sponsor: Cloudflare
  10. 20:20 Contract vs full time work
  11. 23:54 Saying no is a privilege
  12. 28:15 Early days of contracting
  13. 29:15 The Rust breakthrough
  14. 31:58 The actors' actor
  15. 32:59 Asking for recommendations
  16. 35:50 The value of writing
  17. 41:51 Write with sincerity
  18. 45:48 This is why we "It Depends"
  19. 48:50 Sponsor: Synadia
  20. 53:10 Backing the wrong tech
  21. 1:04:44 Decision rubrik
  22. 1:07:11 The allure of full-time work
  23. 1:09:38 The AI Rescue Team
  24. 1:11:22 Connect on LinkedIn...
  25. 1:12:22 It's better!
  26. 1:13:35 Coming up next

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