[lucasyvas]

Even if you thought this, then just become a PM who is a wicked-ass coder as well instead.

Removing the feedback loop between Product and Engineering would be a huge productivity gain - I personally always wanted to see myself as more than a hired gun that just did what they were told anyway.

This would probably be great for our careers long term if we learned the other side and accepted it. A lot of people just want to code, but if it were me I'd rather have someone do both if the economics and work load still made sense.

What you might see long term is one role, with people having a T or M shape that is either more user-research driven or technical driven.

It becoming a one-person show helps you too, if you are willing to be more entrepreneurial and capitalize on your own skills instead of lending them to someone else.