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Re:What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry by Torwald on Thursday January 07, 2021 @09:40AM (#25671522)
> and in those cases it's fine to hire a consultant to help.

If I want to be that consultant, what area would be a good choice to become proficient in on that level?

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Re:What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry by marcus_holmes on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:49PM (#25674480)
Pick a single niche and become expert in that niche.

The more specific the niche, the less work you'll get but the higher you can charge for the work you do.

Get known as the expert in that niche. Write a blog on it, talk at conferences about it.

I don't know what areas would be good now, but I've hired consultants in scheduling problems, network setup and management, security, and recruitment.

If I had to pick an area that will never go out of style: security. Get good at being able to secure an online system and you'll never be hungry.

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