The Death of Specialized Skill

Good enough is, by definition, good enough.

Julian S. Taylor
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9 min readJun 4, 2021

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In the middle of the Twentieth Century, innovative industries went to great lengths in order to retain their employees for the duration of their working life. Companies like…

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Julian S. Taylor
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Software engineer & author. Former Senior Staff Engineer w/ Sun Microsystems. Latest book: Famine in the Bullpen. See & hear at https://sockwood.com