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Ask HN: I'm 10 years into CS career, but rarely code anymore. Is this normal?

I graduated with CS degree in 2012. Worked as intern doing web dev, then moved to enterprise Java shop at large corp. Then, spent 4 years at consulting firm coding in variety of technologies. I now work at another large enterprise, and find myself being more "architect" than "developer". I spend time discussing vendors, high-level design, architectural decisions between domains, and just more overall "steering" strategy than coding. Is this normal? And further -- is this "OK"? Some more context: I enjoy my work; I especially enjoy being involved in the higher-level issues and strategy. I enjoy working with other decision makers, and might even enjoy it more than the hands-on coding work I used to do. However, I worry that I'm losing my edge. If I want to job switch, I'd be fucked on the LeetCode stuff. I could study it no problem, but I'm curious how much pure coding skills impact my career trajectory. As it stands, I'm not e...

Open Source Maintainers Owe You Nothing (2018)

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Why Turtl switched from Common Lisp to JavaScript (2019)

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How Debian cron handles DST transitions

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My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Xorg-Server 21.1.0

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Ask HN: I'm 10 years into CS career, but rarely code anymore. Is this normal?

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The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes

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My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Black and Latino students did worse in schools with ‘diversity officers’: study

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Facebook Removed the News Feed Algorithm in an Experiment. Then It Gave Up

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GitHub Copilot available for JetBrains and Neovim

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Female African elephants are evolving without tusks due to ivory poaching

Article URL: https://theswaddle.com/female-african-elephants-are-evolving-without-tusks-due-to-ivory-poaching/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29016392 Points: 68 # Comments: 61 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/3BwLGVH via

Xorg-Server 21.1.0

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New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacement design since 2012

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Facebook Removed the News Feed Algorithm in an Experiment. Then It Gave Up

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Debian Cron Handles DST Transitions

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Why Turtl Switched from Common Lisp to JavaScript (2019)

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New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacement design since 2012

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Getting Over the Code Delusion (2010)

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