Well you can choose to ignore what a non-technical manager says (if you don't care for him/her). I don't know what your programming experience is, but if you'v

Well you can choose to ignore what a non-technical manager says (if you don't care for him/her). I don't know what your programming experience is, but if you've done some moderately complex projects this might sound obvious but is overlooked by a lot of people. Source: Personal experience which lead to a lot of sleepless nights