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by csixty4 4357 days ago
> I think the tech industry discounts the value of expanding your horizons. I have a background in design and writing,

I had a developer get up in my face once and chew me out for studying design in my spare time instead trying more new languages and frameworks because I'm a developer, dammit, and it should be all I live, eat, and breathe.

That's bull. Well-rounded people bring a lot to teams, the least of which being the ability to speak to other specialties in a common language.

Keep broadening your horizons & keep being awesome.