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Discussion on: Should Technical Managers Be Able To Code?

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Jon Randy πŸŽ–οΈ • Edited

There's nothing worse than a technical manager who cannot code. So much time is wasted on 'translation' between devs and management. Frustration and misunderstanding guaranteed

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Chris Cook

I’ve had a few managers that weren’t technical adept and I must agree with your points.

In software engineering it seems so much more common to have non-technical people leading technical teams. Maybe this is the case because software is non-tangible and therefore, it’s easier to hide missing knowledge.