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by euix 2305 days ago
Its often the case that less technically minded people move into management.
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mrits 2305 days ago
I moved into management 5 years in at my startup. At the time I had ~50% of all code commits. I wanted to run a team because there was so much I wanted to create that I couldn't without the help of others. After a few years of VP of Engineering and then CTO I'm back to writing small apps in Rust for free. So while it was enjoyable it didn't scratch the same itch.
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10kresistor 2305 days ago
So they can make technical decisions. This is one of the reasons I hate programming at companies. I didn't serve in Iraq so I could work my butt off to get a degree and then spend years working professionally while continuing to learn and do side projects to have someone who doesn't know anything tell me what to do.
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shostack 2305 days ago
So they can empower their teams to make the best possible technical proposals that they then champion as the path forward.

And that's assuming there at only technical considerations and not broader ones involving discussions with many other stake holders.

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