Philip Wheat started out in development back when you learned from Compute Magazine (by typing in the code) and had to know something about soldering to expand your memory with most computers.  He currently works with the Microsoft DPE as the Community Architect Evangelist for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, engaging with Architects on the needs and requirements of their role and the encouragement of more developers to step up into the Architecture space. If you want to keep up with where he is and what he’s doing, you can find out some of his current activities at his blog (http://blog.austinwheats.net)