I asked the same question on ChatRev the other day. Eventually we pretty much agreed that Mark is probably doing what he is paid for: overseeing the programming team, thinking about what are the most important issues and how to solve them. The latter part probably makes him more involved with the community. I don't know whether Mark sees it this way, but it seems to be a good development.
I'd like to think I've been doing what I've been 'paid for' the entire time - even if not directly visible to the community ;)
However, you are pretty much 'on the button' in what you say. The fact we now have a well established, highly competent team means that I can spend perhaps a little less time actually coding and a little more time thinking and interacting. (Of course, a shrewd observer might say that this is down to me divesting myself of my innate micro-managing-control-freak tendencies as I get older - and there might be some truth in that too).
Now, as yet, I can't guarantee that there won't be periods where I do 'disappear' for a time - some of the things we are doing are quite big and complex and whilst thinking about how to solve the problems that present themselves I might be availed of a little more 'do something else time'. However, when I do enter a period of 'intense' coding I tend not to look up for air much.
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