A personal reflection on how software industry buzzwords like Agile, DevOps, and FullStack Developer often diverge from their original intent in practice. DevOps was meant to be a culture shift but became a job title. FullStack development sounds ideal but often produces generalists who lack depth. Platform Engineering is framed as a correction to DevOps overreach, giving infrastructure responsibilities back to specialists. The author argues that specialized developers working collaboratively—backend, frontend, DevOps, and platform engineers—produce better outcomes than generalists who know a little about everything.
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