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ranger207 87 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Should managers still code?

"Administration" and "technical leadership" are two different skill and task sets, and it's a shame they're conflated into one position

pphysch 87 days ago [–]

They are not that different.

Conway's Law is real.

Great engineers are not just "pure programmers", they understand the scale and organization of their domain. Similar for managers.

In joking terms, the 8th OSI layer is "money/politics".

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