Re:Ask HN: Good Job for a Generalist?
by desertraven on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @06:35PM
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I've seen this term architect pop up a few times here, and it seems not to be referring to building design. Can you give more insight into what an "architect" career is, and some examples? Thanks!
Re:Ask HN: Good Job for a Generalist?
by ggeorgovassilis on Thursday December 23, 2021 @06:28AM
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There are so many definitions that I settled on my own: everything that isn't done by some other specialist. This picture [1] from my blog [2] describes accurately how I feel about the job:
[1] https://georgovassilis.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/f696f-arc... [2] https://blog.georgovassilis.com/2015/12/26/defensive-softwar...
Specialisation can work in many, sometimes perpendicular, dimensions: are you a generalist only as far as technologies are concerned, but have specialised in an organisational skill (eg. project management or engineering leaderhship)? I'm asking because being a generalist in all domains (functional, organisational etc.) feels like stretching out too much.