If you go to a dentist or car mechanic, do you want one that is:

• the fastest,
• the cheapest,
• the best ?

The key is to orient your career towards the positions that are essential for companies. When you maintain a system that essential for a company's business, the most important thing is to keep production running—the speed of new development is secondary.

I'll need to explore at some point on the blog things as:

• product company vs agencies, and why developers are better off in product companies;
• cost centers vs profit centers,
• maintanence vs green field project.