[goldenkey]

These articles are almost as bad as the "how to become a CEO." First answer, why? Because of the desire for power over others? Weak, lame, not in the spirit of being a hacker. Flat management everyone, screw the PMs. Where's the book on how to bury your PM 6 feet deep?

[sp332]

I worked for a company with 250 people and only 4 "layers" from top to bottom. My project still had team leaders and a project manager, and believe me all of them would rather have been coding than managing.