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Today at Microsoft, not many managers actively write code. They had been doing it "back in the days" but not any more. Many don't even have Visual Studio instal
by sytelus 13y ago
Today at Microsoft, not many managers actively write code. They had been doing it "back in the days" but not any more. Many don't even have Visual Studio installed in their primary work machine. I've seen tons working off of Surface with their only actively used apps being browser and Outlook. In fact, as higher up you go you are less likely to find anyone who has written any code in any reasonable period like past 2 years. It is not uncommon for a developer who is starting to feel that it's hard to keep up with coding asking for a management position aggressively. I would wager that more than 70% of the managers are ex-developers who no longer wants to deal with complexity or responsibility of writing code.
- rlu 13y agoI don't think by "non-programmers" he meant "people who don't actively program". I think he meant "people that don't even know how to program". In this article bill gates says in the first line that he no longer writes code. But clearly he would not classify as a "non-programmer". Today's managers can still provide valuable input (e.g. algorithm design - like Gates did when this article was written) even if they don't code day to day. I'm a program manager at Microsoft so I don't actually write code. That said, I majored in CS and know my stuff pretty well. I don't consider myself a "non-programmer". That said, I try and increase my credibility among "my" devs by doing projects outside of work. This also helps me keep up with the times.
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