> Programmers are most effective when they avoid writing code. I understand the sentiment, but there's weak evidence to measure effectiveness by offloading wor

> Programmers are most effective when they avoid writing code. I understand the sentiment, but there's weak evidence to measure effectiveness by offloading work to others. Not writing code for non-core purposes is not the same as avoiding it. Nor is avoiding policy-mandated code (things like tests and build scripts) making someone more effective, when it's shifting the load to others.