Don’t call me jack

“… some of the people whom I respect and admire the most — didn’t know a little bit about everything there was available in their field.

They knew a lot about a little bit, and that took them very far.”

—Tom McFarlin, Developers Must Know Everything, Or I’m Out of a Job

This article mentions the cliche, “jack of all trades, master of none” which I was called once by someone who I managed to convince that I knew a lot about everything. I didn’t.

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