Timeline for What's the most absurd myth about programming issues?
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| Jul 1, 2011 at 20:34 | comment | added | Mason Wheeler | I would propose the converse, though: If you don't have any programming experience, you're not qualified to be a project manager for a programming project. | |
| Mar 24, 2011 at 17:33 | comment | added | Michael Easter | well said indeed | |
| Nov 22, 2010 at 18:24 | comment | added | Spoike | Also known as Peter Principle. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle | |
| Oct 8, 2010 at 2:37 | history | edited | Sergio Acosta | CC BY-SA 2.5 | added 94 characters in body |
| Sep 19, 2010 at 17:22 | comment | added | Alan Plum | Also: if you're the best programmer, you should obviously become the project manager and from that point on stop doing any actual programming yourself! No, thank you very much, but I'll still take the raise. Note: I'm not talking about becoming a lead programmer or any such thing, I'm talking about the managers who think it's a clever idea to promote everyone to their level of sufficient incompetence. | |
| Sep 11, 2010 at 19:42 | comment | added | AShelly | Even worse: Since all the great programmers on the team prefer writing code over writing reports, we should promote the mediocre programmer to Project Manager. The thought is he'll be "tecnical enough". The fact is he ends up being a disinformation filter between the team and upper managment. | |
| Sep 11, 2010 at 9:06 | comment | added | Evan Plaice | Or even worse, if you've never programmed or managed a programming project, reading a few books and will magically make software happen. Been down that road with a previous PM and don't care to repeat it as long as I live. | |
| Sep 10, 2010 at 9:43 | history | answered | Namwar Rizvi | CC BY-SA 2.5 |