Today I decided to accept a new position, as a Java developer at the Virginia DEQ. Still working at the same place, but it'll be in a different office. Instead of managing the website and doing small-to-medium-sized public information applications, I'll be working on larger systems that deal with the agency's core data. And instead of working (primarily) alone, I'll be working with other developers in a team.

It's a good position for me, because it gives me experience in areas that I haven't had much exposure to yet; but I'm not sure yet how everything will play out. I love my current position; it's a great job, but I've decided that I need to try something new. Hopefully I'll like the new job as much as this one. If not, hey, that's life. Can't win if you don't try.

I'm going to miss working in the Public Affairs office - I've been there for over three years, and have enjoyed every minute of it.

This is an important step on the path I'd like to take; I would like to be someone who Designs and Builds Very Big, Important Pieces of Software That Do Very Important Things, Solve Very Difficult Problems, and Generally Make People's Lives Easier. Essentially, a software architect. Can't get there working alone, so now that I've broken into Java, it's time to be part of a larger shop and stretch my limits a bit.

So there it is… the big decision.

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