[zer00eyz]

I agree! As a manager you should probably not be coding (depends on org size). A manager doing a lot of coding is a good way to commit the sin of "making your team manage up".

However: as a manager if you can't do your staffs job you should not be managing that team. You would be unable to settle technical disputes, or properly assess your staff. You would not know who to grab and shove in the void.

So I'll restate it as such:

Can do your job if you end up rage quitting, getting sick or just needing a day off and there's an emergency. Knows enough NOT to make their team manage them.