[tommccabe]

I don't know the size of your team or the scope of your work, but I think that it is difficult to be a good manager and a good coder while conforming to a 40 or 50 hour work week. Both positions are skills that are difficult to master and require a focused effort. When attempting to do both, it is likely that one will be done poorly or the role will eat up 80 hours of your week.

My advice- if you become a manager, look for ways that you can support your developers. Look for ways to conteibute code, but Don't expect to be the lead developer on critical functionality while also managing and coaching resources.

There's also a system of balance in the manager and developer relationship. If you are the developer and fail to meet a major milestone, who hold you accountable?