105: Developer Advocacy and Specialization with Tom Granot

For many, the industry is seeming a lot more complex these days, and a lot of folks are feeling pressured to have to learn everything. In fact, you could say that generalization is the new specialization! On today’s podcast, Michael is sitting down with Tom Granot, a Developer Advocate at Lightrun, to discuss what to do about this new trend.

In this episode, we talk about…

Tom’s journey to the tech world, after his very diverse background of different careers, and how he ultimately ended up in advocacy. Why Microsoft Excel is still considered King in much of the finance world, but how Tom felt he could build better software, and it drove him into software development.Why advocacy is a fantastic career direction for folks who love talking to people and the social side of working in software.How Lightrun works to mitigate the gap between software devs and ops.Tom’s opinion on generalization vs specialization in the tech field, and how to decide what’s best for you.Tips and strategy if you’re looking to specialize in something but don’t know where to begin or feel overwhelmed.

Resources from this episode:

Follow Tom on TwitterThe Hacker’s Diet by John Walker