[Bartweiss]

> A manager of anything, including technology, should have an understanding of what they manage.

Sometimes I think software people are lucky in this. Sure, non-technical management is too common, but mostly it just makes our lives harder. Talking to friends who work in process chemistry, civil engineering, and other high-stakes fields suggests that this is rarer, but nowhere near rare enough.

Obviously software has consequences, but usually mistakes can be caught in testing or otherwise mitigated. After hearing stories like an unqualified manager deciding that a pressure release valve is 'optional', it sounds like this still happens in settings where even the test suite can kill you.