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by physcab 6278 days ago
Multi-disciplinary.

This goes not just for hackers, but any type of engineer. Companies are increasingly looking for people who are not just distinguished in one area, but have multiple areas of expertise. Thus the hacker in the year 2019 (crazy!) will not just have to be good at programming, but knowledgeable about many domains.

How can you best apply a given skill set to new problems? Can you use lessons learned in other disciplines to address looming challenges in the current project? In the last 10 years, did you become any better at predicting trends and customer needs?