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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject A manager whose own codefinishes every project isadding their value rather… CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 Engineers should own their code in production, and it is management’s job to make sure that on-call does not suck. Engineers should owntheir code in… CM Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. Engineers are hired tocreate business value… PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 Making management the only path to career progression is a mistake that costs a company the senior engineers it needs. Making management theonly path to career… CM Charity Majors — holds since 2017-05-11 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 Engineering managers are a necessary evil for when things break down; 37signals tried them for two years and went back to leaving programmers alone. Engineering managersare a necessary evil… DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 Working with coding agents is exhausting rather than deskilling, and that exhaustion — not the technology — is what limits how many projects one engineer can run at once. Working with codingagents is exhausting… SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 The joy of a programmer is to type the code himself; promoting yourself out of that makes you a project manager of a murder of AI crows. The joy of a programmeris to type the code… DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — turned since 2026-04-08 A new manager has to hand over the technical design work, because doing it themselves leaves the team no room to grow and the manager nobody to delegate to. A new manager has tohand over the technical… CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. A few larger teamsunder experienced… CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05
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