CTO, Developer, Sysadmin, Network Admin, currently using Clarion on Windows, Drupal for websites, and picking up Ansible for sysadminning. Yes, I wear many hats, why do you ask?
Location
Marietta, Ga
Education
Asbury College, BA in Bible with Computer Science minor
Work
CTO/Developer/Sysadmin/Network Admin at Accelerated Design, Inc
There's also the risk of becoming the sole go-to person for too many things, which can lead to job fragmentation. I've been there, because I've always been the guy who actually reads the documentation (shortly after I graduated from college(back when dinosaurs roamed the earth), I was actually reading IBM mainframe manuals for leisure reading)), which meant that when anything new came up, I was the one who was typically given it. This can be enjoyable for awhile, particular if you're the type of dev that enjoys learning new things, but there comes a point where you're pulled too many directions at once.
Absolutely agree. I also started back before Google when books were the primary source of information. I became the one who was usually able to answer my coworker's questions on various technical topics, so of course they often came to me first. I enjoyed it but after years it can get tiring.
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There's also the risk of becoming the sole go-to person for too many things, which can lead to job fragmentation. I've been there, because I've always been the guy who actually reads the documentation (shortly after I graduated from college(back when dinosaurs roamed the earth), I was actually reading IBM mainframe manuals for leisure reading)), which meant that when anything new came up, I was the one who was typically given it. This can be enjoyable for awhile, particular if you're the type of dev that enjoys learning new things, but there comes a point where you're pulled too many directions at once.
Absolutely agree. I also started back before Google when books were the primary source of information. I became the one who was usually able to answer my coworker's questions on various technical topics, so of course they often came to me first. I enjoyed it but after years it can get tiring.