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Coder or Architect?
camusflage queries: "I recently was transitioned into an architectural role by my employer. I had been splitting time with development and architecture, in that order. It appears my new duties put me as an architect first, and a coder second, with the coding being at my request. At not even 28 years old, I'm already a lead developer and have people with twenty years more experience looking to me for coding hints and tips. Over that past year with my employer, I've expended much effort on developing credible relationships with other groups in the organization, sure to carry me far as an architect. Since I've already resolved that management is not a track I want to get into, is architecture my most logical next step? What do I need to do to make sure my skills still remain sharp, as I'll be spending less time in the bits and bytes? Any tips from those who have made the transition from development to architecture (both successfully and unsuccessfully) are appreciated."
It's misleading to assume that the readership of /. is either a) college students or b) random geeks without experience.
/. crowd that would be interested in a posted question like this one.
/. poll asking the crowd how many years of experience they have.
There are a lot of people here with even more accumulated experience, and it is just that portion of the
It would be very interesting to see a