If you have to be told you should still be writing code you've probably already lost it (or never had it to begin with). I'm surprised by the people here arguin

If you have to be told you should still be writing code you've probably already lost it (or never had it to begin with). I'm surprised by the people here arguing so strongly against something that is just common sense to anyone who truly cares about software development. Sure the 30% figure is debatable, but you're splitting hairs if that's what you think this is about. There are too many people who are completely incompetent in management positions who effectively hide their lack of knowledge and skills because they are never put to the test. Moreover one shouldn't want to completely lose touch with the processes and techniques of development and design of software. How much involvement in code is required to be effective is perhaps debatable, but that you should be involved definitely shouldn't be.