I agree. I think the author of the article would have done better if they had focused on their list of five important CTO skills rather than dragging coding ski

I agree. I think the author of the article would have done better if they had focused on their list of five important CTO skills rather than dragging coding skills into the narrative. Amongst other necessary leadership skills, I do agree with the author that CTOs should be: 1. Good judges of quality. 2. Able to make good tradeoff decisions. 3. Able to earn respect. 4. Able to inspire teams to greatness. 5. Able to recruit top talent. However, it isn't necessary for a CTO to be able to do everyone else's job to have these skills and be a great CTO.