Introduction: Specialize in the New
Explore how focusing on emerging technologies can enhance your software engineering career. Understand the benefits of picking a new niche, the timing of adoption, and why specializing in newer tech helps you rise more quickly. Learn to avoid the overload of legacy systems and gain strategic insight into advancing your skills effectively.
Increase your market value
You already know the value of a niche; your market value increases the more specialized you are in anything. So, what should you specialize in? There are many schools of thought, including ones where you could be a generalist that doesn’t specialize at all.
📝 Note: For a deeper discussion, see the Specialist vs. Generalist chapter.
I find one rule to be the simplest and most effective of all: Specialize in the new.
Don’t specialize in everything new
Can’t the fear of missing out (FOMO) be bad? Well, yes, this is ...