2nd December 2024
For most software engineers, being well rounded is more important than pure technical mastery. This was already true, of course — see @patio11's famous advice "Don't call yourself a programmer" — but even more so due to foundation models. In most situations, skills like being able to use AI to rapidly prototype in order to communicate with clients to iterate on specifications create far more business value than technical wizardry alone.
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