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Re:Ask HN: What point in my career should I be getting at by... by s3nnyy on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @11:18AM (#22878727)
Most developers also just know certain stacks in-depth (e.g., Python + Django / Angular + Javascript). Yes, these technologies enable someone to solve a bigger variety of problems, but it doesn't mean they are then more worth to the market than you. It always depends on what the market wants.

Github profiles matter less than you think because it is hard to tell what the person did themselves and what is a fork. Recruiters and hiring managers I work with look at an online profile for roughly 10 seconds to see if you use certain technologies, that is it. I elaborate on this at length in "Coderfit: All you need to know for your programming career" https://gumroad.com/l/cdrft/

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Re:Ask HN: What point in my career should I be getting at by... by sibila on Thursday April 16, 2020 @05:55AM (#22887749)
But isn't the market demanding? At least if I want to have a nice job, with a nice pay... I feel I must raise the ceiling today if I don't want to be in a dead end by the time I reach the 30s (which is just in 2 years).

Thanks for your perspective, sk3nnyy. That newsletter of yours (coderfit) really is some public service. I will definitely be seeing into the ebook.

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