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    Ask Bill Gates. Commented Feb 4, 2011 at 14:14
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    I will. Can I use you as a reference? Commented Feb 4, 2011 at 14:21
  • I am wondering if you'd considering Code Reviews as part of the "programmer" job here. It seems to me that it would be a great way for a team manager to remain in contact with the code functionalities, also it may not matter if he is interrupted while reviewing (though it may slow him down). Commented Feb 4, 2011 at 14:41
  • Matthieu: I did not mention it but I was more talking about managing the company, not the team. In fact, I believe the team should be self managed. But all the answers below are still valid and valuable to me. Commented Feb 5, 2011 at 9:13
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    short answer is : no would would not be effective at either role, and if you are at one the other will suffer proportionally. Commented May 17, 2011 at 21:19