The same is indeed of true of programming, at least in my experience. I took a management/consulting detour that lasted about 18 months and getting back into pr

The same is indeed of true of programming, at least in my experience. I took a management/consulting detour that lasted about 18 months and getting back into programming was quite though. I could not focus, could not hold the problem in my head, could not go from design concepts to implementation details. It took me a solid 6 months to get back to my former level.