I'm the opposite (in a way). I started my career as a front-end dev about 10-12 years ago, over the years the tech landscape in front-end has changed so much and I was so busy keeping up with it that I never prioritised learning backend or other technologies.
If I had a chance to start all over again, I would have definitely looked to be more of a generalist as I feel it gives you more flexibility, perspective/context, and (ofc) improves your skill set.
I definitely regret that now (in my early/mid 30s). But hey, never too late, I've started learning backend and microservices and while I know a lot more now than a few years ago, I'm craving for some experience of taking things to production.
If I had a chance to start all over again, I would have definitely looked to be more of a generalist as I feel it gives you more flexibility, perspective/context, and (ofc) improves your skill set.
I definitely regret that now (in my early/mid 30s). But hey, never too late, I've started learning backend and microservices and while I know a lot more now than a few years ago, I'm craving for some experience of taking things to production.