On the other hand, as a coder, working with a manager with little or no code experience is ineffective and frustrating. Having a manager who can wrap her head a

On the other hand, as a coder, working with a manager with little or no code experience is ineffective and frustrating. Having a manager who can wrap her head around complex architectures, and argue/negotiate for one strategy over the other is extremely important. Yes, so are team skills, but I wouldn't call the the path from coding to manager coders fundamentally flawed.