Thank you for your response - I agree with what you are saying.
> so I have a hard time understanding why you'd want to switch
The main reason is that I want to write code and build stuff. Most of my current time is bug fixes (last point of escalation), estimates, meetings and managing people, and the odd "new feature" I develop when everyone else is busy. One of my main strengths is that I can get to the bottom of bugs really quick and provide (what other people call) "elegant" solutions but I think I'm falling behind on actual development skills due to lack of time (I see what other developers write on the internet and I realize that I'm waaaaay behind).
I'm aware that from a career perspective it doesn't make much sense and that is why I asked this question in the first place. I do want to write more code but I 've worked very hard to get where I am now and I don't want to make a bad call.
> so I have a hard time understanding why you'd want to switch
The main reason is that I want to write code and build stuff. Most of my current time is bug fixes (last point of escalation), estimates, meetings and managing people, and the odd "new feature" I develop when everyone else is busy. One of my main strengths is that I can get to the bottom of bugs really quick and provide (what other people call) "elegant" solutions but I think I'm falling behind on actual development skills due to lack of time (I see what other developers write on the internet and I realize that I'm waaaaay behind).
I'm aware that from a career perspective it doesn't make much sense and that is why I asked this question in the first place. I do want to write more code but I 've worked very hard to get where I am now and I don't want to make a bad call.