My best managers were the ones that could and did code occasionally. Not just a side project of their dreams, but the same product we were working on, to feel t

My best managers were the ones that could and did code occasionally. Not just a side project of their dreams, but the same product we were working on, to feel the same pain, to understand the reasons of our decisions. I have had good politician-managers who were excellent in corporate politics, but that is not the same as having an eng-manager.