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We all benefit from a world where productive developers are applauded for choosing between parallel tracks as ICs and managers.
by mathgeek 4y ago
We all benefit from a world where productive developers are applauded for choosing between parallel tracks as ICs and managers.
- RockingGoodNite 4y agoProductive developers don't necessarily make good managers. Been doing this stuff for a long time and never came across the acronym IC, what is it?
- a_e_k 4y ago"Individual contributor", i.e., not a manager; a leaf on the org-tree.
- s1k3 4y agoI think more people would choose the IC path of there were more authority and autonomy in it. I’ve gone the management route because I like making larger product decisions (or at least being involved in them). ICs at any level rarely get that level kind of input. I low key blame the onslaught of product management for software as the problem. It’s pulled all the fun product stuff out of engineers hands. :(