My apologies if I wasn't clear. By "go into management", I meant that the programmer reduces their programming activity from "active participant" to "observer".

My apologies if I wasn't clear. By "go into management", I meant that the programmer reduces their programming activity from "active participant" to "observer". They use their intimate knowledge of programming to make well-informed decisions for those that they manage. I did not mean to imply that the programmer does two full-time jobs.