I meet a lot of programmers who want to become managers. However, their motive is not good - they want to become managers because they have specific ideas they want to do in programming.
If you want to become a good manager, then you need to make sure first, that your are genuinely interested in administrative work. Your value will be measured by the work of other programmers, so your own personal programming skills are really not that important, as long as you are able to keep the team capable and focused on what other parts of your company think is valuable.
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"Your value will be measured by the work of other programmers, so your own personal programming skills are really not that important, as long as you are able to keep the team capable and focused on what other parts of your company think is valuable."
Is that perceived value by the team you manage? If it works that way, you'd be on a very comfortable end- fighting the "external" world with your team. Otherwise, you'll end up burning the candle on both ends. I've seen too many teams complaining about their manager suck at programming skills while not placing any appreciative comments on administrative skills.
Value is always decided by those who pay or make decisions. The more important the person, the more important it is that this person perceives great value.
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