Engineering managers need technical credibility, even though management responsibilities make it increasingly difficult to devote focused time to writing code.

Format Book / Offline paper

Location PART 1 - TONS OF PUNKS, ONE BIG JERK CHAPTER 3: TOUCHGRASS Passing the Monkey Around

"Engineering managers need technical credibility, even though management responsibilities make it increasingly difficult to devote focused time to writing code."

Fournier argues that technical credibility matters for earning an engineering team's respect while noting that meetings, planning, and administrative work make staying hands-on technically difficult.

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Source title The Manager's Path

Source authors Camille Fournier

Source year 2017

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