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mwengler comments on Rewiring my Brain: (gentle) Help Appreciated - Less Wrong Discussion

3 Post author: JMiller 07 October 2013 04:13PM

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Comment author: mwengler 10 October 2013 07:06:07PM 1 point [-]

You'll need to do some programming to get any kind of respectable job managing or leadership. Otherwise you are in marketing, and even there if you were any good you would have some technical experience informing your bullshit.

Comment author: Dustin 12 October 2013 12:58:29AM 0 points [-]

This is true.

I'm sure there's exceptions, but I doubt the market for software developer managers who haven't spent a decent amount of time programming is very large.