I used to think like that some years ago. But now I see that basic skills about CS are more relevant then mastering on language or another. Algorithm analysis is a good starting point. Learn how to build more efficient, faster and readable code is the foundation of good code. Know the basic structures like linked lists, trees, graphs and solve basic problems like sorting, recursion etc can sound a bit redundant considering the huge number of built-in libraries and frameworks available today, but I think that such skills can help you to sove a set of new computational problems you may find ahead in your career as developer.

After hours sit in front a PC, go to the gym and move your body a little is great. I also play one of my guitars, it´s so good to keep you away from your job´s problems and see others perpectives of life.

I love play guitar, much more I like coding ... I usually spend all night playing Rock and Roll and drinking, and I`m sure it doesnt help me with my developer tasks on the day after at all... ;P ;P But I think working as developer you can use some creativity much more then other kinds of jobs, as we do in music like improvisation and composing.

Well, I'm MCTS in .Net 2.0 and Web development. I took my certifications 3 years ago. Do you know what benefits I had? None Nowadays I'm working with totally diferent stuff and I just can't applied I've learned. Do you know what my perspectives about working with .Net again? None Don't waste your time. you'd better spend your energy learning some top technology/tendencie like Android dev app, IPhone development etc

I think I can do more than create MUI files, translate strings and send e-mails. Some people really doesn't matter about doing any kind of job if they receive a good check at the end of the month, but is not my case, and also I can see a lot of guys working with cool stuffs around, so Why I can't do the same? I'll move me.

Yeap, I have already concerned about that, that's why I'm still working here :(

Great thanks for your advice!!! I was hired to work as embedded developer, the job description was really clear about that, but manytimes, managers just hide some important information to keep the job more atractive, so, it was a lesson learned to me, you have to discuss carefully about what you're gonna do before starting in a new company, and must important, make it clear to people that will maybe hire you :)))

I've been working in a company for one year, I'm Windows/windows CE system and application developer and I used to work a lot of win Win32 API stuff and Smart device develoment by using C-Sharp as well, things that I really loved to do, but righ now must part of my job is about changing strings in resource files (sic), merge code on Clear Case and send e-mails to other guys solve bugs, and that's really boring to me. I can consider my self well paid for that, but some months ago I started thinking about moving to another company. Just one detail, I'm 37 years old and I've worked for 10 years as developer, how can I say, this is my passion on the IT field, so I don't know if now is better to move, wait for a chance on the same company or just staty where I'm because it's time to grow up (coding is just for kids ))) and move on to a manager carrer) I'm asking you because I've heard that in other counties the developer job is really longer than here in my country, I see a lot of middle age programmers, senior developers doing what they really like to do. So my single question is, what would you do, if you were in my shoes? I'm from Brazil, sorry for poor english.