Let's be honest, yes you will hurt yourself. Most engineers will look down on you, and once the market tightens up you won't pass the resume-smell-test. It's

Let's be honest, yes you will hurt yourself. Most engineers will look down on you, and once the market tightens up you won't pass the resume-smell-test. It's not fair, but it's the truth. If you're serious about being a developer, then get a developer job, don't do customer support.