All the great QAs with whom I've worked would have made good developers (and they actually WERE good developers, only with a QA name and salary). The problem i

All the great QAs with whom I've worked would have made good developers (and they actually WERE good developers, only with a QA name and salary). The problem is that a great QA earns less than a mediocre developer within the same company. And has a much lower status. And also fewer career opportunities elsewhere. No wonder most of those guys switched at one point or another