Do Tech Managers Need to Be Developers First? Balancing Technical Expertise with Leadership Skills.

No, they do not need to be developers. I am not a developer, have never been a developer, and am a good tech manager. On 360 reviews my people give me the highest ratings (and not because I threaten to tase them).

This is fucking absurd. And most developers in my experience have zero leadership skills of any kind. Many of them can’t do anything beyond code — can’t even find their own IP address for instance or meet with a customer without saying weird shit.

For that matter, many project managers are far better at managing people than the vast, vast majority of devs. What a buncha clown crap.