Gion Konrad
Is it possible to have 2 careers at the same time?
i want to pursue both architect and a game a game developer or a programmer , mostly i have been studying different kinds of programming language for the past years and also theres something inside me that wanting to be an architect for 2 years now. yes. i have been studying about architecture for the past 2 years along with the programming language..
its just.. what would i choose developer? or architect.. then i think why not both right? but is that even possible to have 2 profession at the same time?
(sorry for my english..) #programming #architecture #buisness #anyone
4 answers
Lance Nathan
Lance’s Answer
It's certainly not easy to literally have two simultaneous careers. On the other hand:
You may find that some fields have jobs that combine two different things. (I don't know anything about architecture! But in my case, I've always been interested in programming, and went to graduate school in linguistics; there turn out to be many careers in programming that require a working knowledge of linguistics, and branches of linguistics that involve a lot of programming.) So if you're interested in both programming and architecture, there's a good chance that there are jobs that do literally combine both.
Depending on how you feel about one job or the other, it's often very much possible to pursue one of them in your non-working hours. Many people who now write computer games for a living started out with a 9-5 job that wasn't related, and worked on their games during nights and weekends until they had established themselves enough to quit one job and focus on the other. I have a friend who has published several game books, but does so in his own time while working a completely different job. (Once again, it's probably very hard to be a part time, self-employed architect. But you might find that working as an architect, and spending off-work hours programming--for your own interests, or volunteering at a non-profit, or so on--is enough of both careers for you.)
Definitely talk to architects, and to career counselors. They'll have a pretty good idea what kinds of jobs combine your interests, and how hard it is to pursue both at the same time.
And hey, in the meantime: a lot of people have trouble finding even one thing they're excited about. You've found two! That's definitely worth something.
Ranjan Jain
Ranjan’s Answer
In the software industry, the way it typically works is that you gain expertise in a specific area to build your technical depth and then you broaden your horizon in your field or outside your field but connected to your expertise in some way. And then you move into architecture. An architect is not a beginner level position. As someone answered earlier, architect is typically a senior level position having years of experience with expertise in a specific area. Once you get into architecture, you will be typically responsible for putting the roadmaps, strategy, vision etc for your domain and working with upper level management to sell these ideas and get them converted into a reality to get to the execution. All of this requires experience and you need to know your domain well for people to trust your judgement and vision.
As the market is evolving, now a days having a hands-on architect is preferred over a "presentation-architect". So, the more you provide hands-on work along with strategic ideas, the better you worth will be in the industry.
Hope this helps.
Ken Simmons
Ken’s Answer
Hi !
You asked a very good question. When one is faced with such a decision, one will find that one interest is primary (stronger) and the other one is secondary (less strong). The best way to get some guidance is to take an interest and aptitude career test and/or complete exercises such as the ones in this link:
https://www.themuse.com/advice/14-free-personality-tests-thatll-help-you-figure-yourself-out
Let me know if and how this might help. Keep me posted. I would like to follow your progress.
Maria Bennett
Maria’s Answer
An architect is usually someone with a lot of experience and a more senior role. So start with programming if that is your passion. Get some experience and then decide if you still want to pursue an architect career path.