[aprilthird2021]

How are you a better EM because you code nights / weekends? Genuinely curious, as I have to choose managing or continuing as an engineer pretty soon

[halfcat]

Here’s some good food for thought on the engineer/manager decision, [0] and [1]. Good luck!

[0] https://charity.wtf/2017/05/11/the-engineer-manager-pendulum...

[1] https://charity.wtf/2019/01/04/engineering-management-the-pe...

[tyre]

Code review, respect from engineers, directly feeling the pain points in our development process, I can commit small features strategically (like if a partner team isn't getting a lot of love but we're under-resourced), better partner pairing with engineers, balancing tech debt with new features, shipping directly to users builds empathy

[windward]

>I can commit small features strategically (like if a partner team isn't getting a lot of love but we're under-resourced)

Like a 10X (cost) intern?

[cianuro_]

Not sure if I read this wrong.

Are you making the assumption he, as an EM that codes, has the coding skills of an intern?

[windward]

Skill is irrelevant: the output is a small, low-priority feature.