Re:Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer'
by cat199 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @01:03PM
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> with enough software development experience ...
^ this detail basically supports the initial point that domain experience is required..
Re:Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer'
by closeparen on Thursday November 15, 2018 @01:04PM
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Nevertheless, his role is to manage people and their careers, not to make technical decisions.
Re:Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer'
by jrace on Thursday November 15, 2018 @04:23PM
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And the argument is that those with domain experience are better at managing the people - because they understand what and how those people need to to their job properly.
Re:Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer'
by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday November 15, 2018 @03:19PM
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The problem then is knowing what constitutes a good "what" to decide upon. This can end up with them listening only to their favorite subordinate who may well be offering bad advice when other underlings know better.
Yes, absolutely. I work for a "people manager" with enough software development experience to ask the right leading questions when someone's stuck on a technical question. Never seen him make an overriding call on the "how," only the "what."