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Re:Short fat engineers are undervalued by yumraj on Friday February 12, 2021 @10:41PM (#26121209)
Sorry, not sure what you mean by ‘T’ shaped skill set. Could you elaborate..
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Re:Short fat engineers are undervalued by harimau777 on Friday February 12, 2021 @10:50PM (#26121240)
It is used to describe a skillset which has a little experience in a wide number of areas (the top of the T) and deep experience in a single area (the stick of the T).
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Re:Short fat engineers are undervalued by yumraj on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:08PM (#26121322)
Thanks, yes, than that is what I was referring to, I just didn't know that there was actually a term for it.
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Re:Short fat engineers are undervalued by Impossible on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:35PM (#26121422)
The article discusses T shaped engineers. It's pretty good, I suggest reading it!
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