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		maccard on Dec 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Controversial Programming Opinions (2012) Because managing people is a different job to development. Chances are a manager who can't code who is a shitty manager would still be a shitty manager if they could code.

callinOutLiars on Dec 5, 2020 [–]

Why should someone who has no clue how to code or debug lead people doing those activities? It’s like the seeing be lead by the blind.

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