[richie5um]

I moved from the UK, with my wife and two young kids, to the Bay Area in 2012. I'm an experienced dev; mostly hands-on architecture/development, but also leading teams.

Spending time there and experiencing the people and general fast approach to development has definitely help me and my career. It is, mostly, different to the more conservative approach typical used elsewhere. So experiencing the two and being able to use both, when appropriate, is helpful.

After two years we moved back to the UK.

Living and working there was amazing. But, overall it felt like it came at a too huge a cost (financially, work commitment, and commuting).

PS: I do miss being there though. :)