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You Are Not Your Language: Escaping Tech Stack Identity Traps

You Are Not Your Language: Escaping Tech Stack Identity Traps

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Are you a React developer, or just someone who uses React?In this episode of What Next?, Matt and James dig into:Why engineers get stuck identifying with tools, not skillsWhat hiring managers often look forHow to stand out by showing how you think, not just what you knowWhy AI will amplify your strengths, or your mistakesWe go deep on how engineers can future-proof their careers by thinking beyond the resume buzzwords.Original Linkedin Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...🎧 15 minutes. Zero fluff. Tune in now.

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You Are Not Your Language: Escaping Tech Stack Identity Traps

You Are Not Your Language: Escaping Tech Stack Identity Traps

I'm a software engineer - what next?