Generalist or a specialist software engineer?

Is it better to be a generalist (full stack) software engineer or a specialist? Which option serves your career better? Do specialists get paid more? What is vendor lock? 

In this episode we discuss what it means to be a generalist or a specialist and which path to choose depending on your ambitions and career objectives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WR7VqpgVp0