[pjmlp]

Thanks for the experience overview, those kind of experiences is what makes me evaluate that long term, some of us are lucky to slid into other roles, more architecture like, others not so sure.

For many kind of products, where selling software isn't the main business, companies will settle for approaches like that you describe, writing classical business software isn't what it used to be.

We are at the evolution of 4GLs and RUP dreams.