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Re:Coders Automating Their Own Job by jinfiesto on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @11:05AM (#18130897)
That's because programmers can do management. It's not unusual to see engineers get tracked into management. I have certainly never seen it go the other way (partially because managers usually make more than engineers I'm sure.)
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Re:Coders Automating Their Own Job by softawre on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @04:42PM (#18134659)
Yeah, and most of the time (at least at places I've worked) the managers are former coders. So arguing that all managers are stupid just seems silly to me.

Also, yes - anybody can do management, and anybody can do coding. Learning to do either effectively is a skill.

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Re:Coders Automating Their Own Job by rplst8 on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @11:23AM (#18131061)
To add to that, you can't be a human being on this planet without some sort of management skills.
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