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The debate dividing Silicon Valley: Do engineering managers need technical skills?

Would you hire an Airbnb manager who's never booked a vacation? An Uber executive who's never used rideshare? Then why do we accept tech leaders who can't contribute technically?

This conversation challenges everything you think you know about technical leadership and what makes an effective manager in today's tech industry.

Full Episode: youtube.com/watch?v=3DmB9gMU6y0&t=1s

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Book: The Software Engineer's Guidebook - geni.us/uTUAyx
Podcast: The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast - / @pragmaticengineer

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