Submission + - Ask Slashdot: What would be the effect of a tech bubble burst for tech careers?
An anonymous reader writes: I just reached a senior level in a tech career and I've been doing pretty much a bit of everything, e.g. software architecture, full stack dev, eng. related specific dev, consultancy, etc. So I'm at a point where I want to start focusing on something that has a good development path, i.e. I won't struggle finding a job, it'll be fairly paid and it'll allow me to move up in responsibility (bigger teams, more difficult projects) if I want to.
It seems like we might be heading into a new tech bubble (http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/05/18/1456208/stock-market-valuation-exceeds-its-components-actual-value, http://news.slashdot.org/story...)
Based on your experience of the .com collapse and your predictions for the current market, is there any path you wouldn't recommend (or strongly recommend) if this bubble goes pop? What were the roles most affected when the .com bubble burst back in 2000 and would it be any different this time? Is there anything you can do to be better prepared, such as focusing on broader techs rather than niche techs, etc.
It seems like we might be heading into a new tech bubble (http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/05/18/1456208/stock-market-valuation-exceeds-its-components-actual-value, http://news.slashdot.org/story...)
Based on your experience of the
