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Re:Ask HN: What specialties can get a senior web developer m... by muzani on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:35AM (#26721184)
Even if you could output $100k/month, you'd still be benchmarked against the next guy who could do the same. Maybe if you're capable of heroic acts, e.g. building an Airbnb quality app in 2-3 months, for highly competitive companies like Rocket Internet, or consulting companies.

The other option I see is doing your own thing, writing competitors for existing services. You'd probably need good understanding of products/users, as well as the ability to output several prototypes a day.

Re:Ask HN: What specialties can get a senior web developer m... by lifeplusplus on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:59PM (#26728463)
that's why i feel there is a ceiling for just web developers. what about dba admin? systems architecture aws specialty? Obviously ML works but you need phd in math for that.