I would say so as well. I would take a manager who can't code, but is a car mechanic nut in his spare time over one who can code a bit, but has no private inter

I would say so as well. I would take a manager who can't code, but is a car mechanic nut in his spare time over one who can code a bit, but has no private interest in anything vaguely techological 7 days a week. The important bits about technological choices translate somewhat well between domains. A shitty overly complex motor looks impressive on the blueprint, but it is a shitty overly complex motor.