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I think you're hitting the nail on the head with this not really being related to an issue with the language choice. I think I just came to a decision I don't w

I think you're hitting the nail on the head with this not really being related to an issue with the language choice. I think I just came to a decision I don't want to develop for the web in Java. I kind of lead with the language argument, but really my issue is with mgmt and processes. Mostly with promises from mgmt, regarding a positive change in the way we do things. However, this has been a long long time coming. I have started to get to a bit of a too little too late predicament. This has been fuelled by my mentors who have all left my company for the same reasons. Leaving me without a mentor figure, which is something I am really striving to obtain again. I would like a mentor at least until my development confidence has been made more concrete. As mentioned above, my development career is still early days. What you have said about architecture and design also rings true! Many other employees in my company are crying out for the development a more maintainable and stable product, coupled with selling this product to clients expectations. Which we seem to struggle to get right time and time again. I will definitely take you advice as well with the interview process. I need to ground my wants from a future employer. Really appreciate the detailed response! Helps put in to perspective what my priorities should be! Cheers!

VLM 13y ago
So reading between the lines the most experienced longest term dev has only 18 months experience. There's nothing wrong with any individual dev personally only having 18 months experience, obviously every dev with 19 or more months experience passed thru the same state. The disaster is solely at the company/mgmt level where you're now the senior technical lead. One aspect of a company circling the drain, is you're better off finding another place on your own terms before it goes under, apparently soon. Once it crashes, if you're still there, you've gotta settle for anything just to pay the bills. Its hard to say how long you've got before they close, but assuming your last paycheck didn't bounce its longer than you'd have if you wait till the bitter end. Getting stuck at a better run company that none the less is technologically a clone, complete with pure java etc is still going to be much better. As a guy who had his 18 months in 1982, I'm just saying I've seen a lot of companies swirl around the drain and its not sounding good for the company regardless of all this "I have lost the java faith" or whatever. Good luck w/ the future etc

VLM 13y ago

So reading between the lines the most experienced longest term dev has only 18 months experience. There's nothing wrong with any individual dev personally only having 18 months experience, obviously every dev with 19 or more months experience passed thru the same state. The disaster is solely at the company/mgmt level where you're now the senior technical lead. One aspect of a company circling the drain, is you're better off finding another place on your own terms before it goes under, apparently soon. Once it crashes, if you're still there, you've gotta settle for anything just to pay the bills. Its hard to say how long you've got before they close, but assuming your last paycheck didn't bounce its longer than you'd have if you wait till the bitter end. Getting stuck at a better run company that none the less is technologically a clone, complete with pure java etc is still going to be much better. As a guy who had his 18 months in 1982, I'm just saying I've seen a lot of companies swirl around the drain and its not sounding good for the company regardless of all this "I have lost the java faith" or whatever. Good luck w/ the future etc