Jack of all trades, master of none [closed]
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I've got a question similar to this one: Is looking for code examples constantly a sign of a bad developer? though not entirely.
I got off college 2 years ago and I'm currently struggling with a University study. Most likely I'll have to drop out and start working within the next couple of months.
Now here's the pickle. I have no speciality what so ever.
When I got out of college I had worked with C, C++ and Java. I had had an internship at NEC-Philips and got familiar with C# (.NET) and I taught myself how it worked.
After college I started working with PHP, HTML,SQL, MySQL Javascript and Jquery. I'm currently teaching myself Ruby on Rails and thus Ruby. At my university I also got familiar with MATLAB.
As you can see I've got a broad scope of languages and frameworks I'm familiar with, but none I know inside-out. So I guess this kinda applies to me: "Jack of all trades, master of none.".
I've been looking for jobs and I've noticed that most of them require some years of experience with a certain language and some specifications that apply to that language.
My question is:
How do I pick a speciality? And how do I know if I'll actually enjoy it?
As I've worked with loads of languages how would I be able to tell this is right for me? I don't like being tied down to a specific role and I quite like being a generalist. But in order to make more money I would need a specialisation. How would I pick something that goes against my nature?
Thanks in advance, Rope.
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