Elon Musk tweeted that software engineering managers don’t have to be great coders. The tweet caused a firestorm of debate on Twitter, with many agreeing with him. Many junior engineers think a software engineering manager should be a great coder. Musk’s view is based on a naive view of what software engineering is and what it entails.
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I like the guy, for the most part, but sometimes he completely loses touch with reality and practicality…The naive, junior viewThe experienced, senior viewAll the wrong assumptions…So, where does this leave Elon?3 Comments