Becoming a T-shaped engineer
The FT's Angelique Vu on how she switched from the creative arts to software engineering
A T-shaped engineer is one with deep experience in one area (the vertical line in the T) and a broad range of other supporting skills (the top of the T). Such individuals are often highly valued by agile...
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