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Engineering management after the cost of code collapsed

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Engineering management after the cost of code collapsed
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An engineering director explores how the falling cost of code generation via LLMs necessitates a re-evaluation of traditional management practices. The author argues that while some 'old rules' are now obsolete, those based on human coordination and trust remain essential.

I have been a director of engineering for a bit over three years now, and I still hear and read what I call the "old rules" repeated over and over: a director should not spend time coding, good work takes time, protect the team from the business, get consensus before you commit, etc.

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