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This is a symptom of managers not understanding the jobs of the people they're managing. I don't know if that kind of management works under any circumstances,
by dkarl 9y ago
This is a symptom of managers not understanding the jobs of the people they're managing. I don't know if that kind of management works under any circumstances, but it definitely can't work if people who don't understand programming (and I specifically mean programming, no matter how well they understand the rest of a developer's job) are managing junior developers.
- vinceguidry 9y agoOf course it is. But in most organizations, managers do not understand software development. That competence is extremely hard to hire.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoI'm fortunate to work for a manager who is a half-time developer. He's really good at interviewing people, and finding out if they're what we want.
- bitwize 9y agoThis is why it's imperative that software devs get on the management track.