How did you choose your specialization? I'm 22 years old and I'm spending my every free minute reading about many topics. Some of my teachers told me that it is time to specialize myself and I don't think I'm ready to make that decision. I don't want to be a Microsoft guy, SAP guy, PHP guy, Virtualization guy, Networking guy etc... I would really like to be "a little of everything guy" but "a little of everything" could not get you a nice paycheck, even if you know a lot. (Am I wrong?) After a few years of BI development on my full-time job, I'm getting tired of creating some localized and specialized app for a small group of people who use my software and curse me on a daily basis. I mean, I was perfectly happy when I was a junior developer and when I didn't know everything I know today about web development. I'd say that I'm interested in machine learning, recommendation algorithms, big-data analytics. What if, after 4-5 years, I get really good at that field and get bored? I'd say it would be too late to change to something else. How did you choose your field of specialization? Are you happy with your choice now? |