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Re:Launch HN: Hypercontext (YC S21) – Meeting notes, actions... by tchalla on Monday July 19, 2021 @12:32PM (#27884506)
Great app!

> Most managers get promoted into their role with no training. “Oh you’re a good engineer? Great! Now manage a team of engineers and stop coding”.

I wish this was true. Well, these days people want Engineering Managers to code and manage plus also on the side win a Nobel Prize.

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Re:Launch HN: Hypercontext (YC S21) – Meeting notes, actions... by brennanm on Monday July 19, 2021 @12:39PM (#27884596)
Job Specs: - Manage 10 people - Code fixes in between meetings - Learn new technical concepts after hours - Management books/podcasts while you sleep - Nobel prize on PTO

Views on "stop coding" have been changing. https://randsinrepose.com/archives/technicality/

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