>From the point of view of the small business sector and for-hire consulting and design groups, I could see how someone might see cold fusion and web design work as "code monkey" tasks.
But, in your larger, more established IT departments, there are jobs you can only hold with a dozen years of design experience and the ability to work in/with large teams. For that matter, there are analyst and architect level positions which allow companies to recognize the the value of an experienced eye on a problem. Management is an entirely different job requiring minimal technical expertise if you have the intelligence to hire and trust in the strengths of the team you build. Unfortuantely, former techies tend to become poor managers for the very reason that they "know too much" about the task at hand and often step in to micromanage a solution. I don't think it should come as a surprize that a good number of technical people lack the interpersonal skills and "patience for politics" it takes to succeed in management. Moreover, many of these same people know this about themselves and choose not to have direct reports. In the end, what we all really "do" is provide solutions to problems. Young developers tend to live on the bleeding edge of technology solving every problem with an untested, new approach. That's what I'd call a "code monkey". Good fortune, Richard Walters -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 10:55 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: 2007 Web Design Survey I happen to know some damn good programmers in their 40's and 50's who are VERY content just being a code monkey. These guys have degrees/experience and could get management positions, but they don't want to. There is nothing wrong with being a worker bee all your life. Bruce Crow T. Robot wrote: > I don't see it so much a goal as a natural progression in one's career. > Who wants to be a 50-60 year old code monkey? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:291590 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
