I think "full-stack" is replacing "unicorn" for talking about multi-skilled labor, which is a pity since it loses mythical/improbable angle
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Well, special subsets do seem to exist. There are people calling themselves DevOps pros and it's not vacuous...
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(i) what does the mythopoetic language buy us in here? (ii) maybe 'full-stack' etc. is the new language of fantasy in our culture?
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(i) An explicit indicator of the unrealism and improbability that is obscured by 'full stack' (ii) Yes. ribbonfarm.com/2015/05/13/tec
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Between advances in genetics and skill expectation inflation, I expect their mythological indices to cross in our lifetimes.

