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by ChadGPT 1134 days ago
Immediately throwing generic into the ring feels wrong to me. So I want to ask you first: What is the motivation or personal need behind your idea that you want to specialize?

- Becoming famous/known in a tech niche like Uncle Bob oder Martin Fowler? - Founding a tech-driven unicorn? - The feeling of admiration of your colleagues and potential employers? - A high salary and high paying job over the next 10 to 20 years? - The intelectual stimulation most of us tech people feel when we play with new shiny things?

I feel like all of these reasons are valid, respectable and OK. Different answers/picks/strategies might apply though.

Seeing forward for you reply. I'm happy to help!

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Hi,

No I don’t want to be famous :D

I want high paying salary and/or to stand out during an interview. If there are 30 candidates for a position, right now there is nothing I would stand out with.

Last but not least, I want to work on interesting stuff. I’ve had enough of writing REST APIs.

I’m also thinking about starting my own business, and I feel like if I have some specialized knowledge I have better chance to succeed or to find a business opportunity.