Thanks for commenting. Agreed with your definition of "solution."
This is why I'm leaving, actually: opportunities to design solutions are dwindling, as I'm getting more managerial work.
This is why I'm leaving, actually: opportunities to design solutions are dwindling, as I'm getting more managerial work.
Also, as long as the work isn't too soul crushing, you could get your design/creation itch satisfied elsewhere while they pay for you to do so.
While this might not be ideal, I always code outside of wherever I'm working at the time, that takes the pressure off the position to be super challenging.
Also, generally people at companies that have become somewhat complacent are always very impressed to find you have time for side projects.
Why not grab one of the ideas on here on the idea-sunday threads and start making it? Pick a language/framework/database that you don't know, and start fleshing out and app.
One of the cool recent things I've seen is strongloop, which does your whole API & DB layer (think ORM on steroids) for you, and you can pair that with some messing around on the front end, and instantly get a taste for a new technology, as well as getting something to put on your resume