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Product Management: Do you love to code as well?

  • I've done coding for money for 4 years and as a hobby for about 15. The reason I moved into Product Management about a year ago is because I was sick of coding for someone else. It wasn't an easy transition but I wanted to be reasonably close to Technology so I can learn more without having to write code that I didn't find interesting. I love product management since it gives me such a great insight into the business and how the product adds to the bottom line which is just not obvious when you're busy hacking away. I do my own coding at home on projects that interest me which may or may not be related to what I do at work (so far, they've been completely unrelated) I'd just like to know if there are others who feel the way I do and whether they still code or if they've stopped coding altogether. This isn't so much a "How should I ..." or a "What should I ... " kind of a question, but rather a "Hey, do you do this too?" :)

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    I love to code. Sometimes I even miss having coding be party of my full-time responsibility. Lately I've been spending an hour each day to implement some code. The code doesn't have to be big, or even related to what I worked on the previous day. The idea is just to keep implementing. I find that coding keeps me grounded in the fundamentals of software and provides me an opportunity to keep looking around at tools and techniques. I think it's important that product managers involved in software keep their feet wet, if only to remind themselves of what it's like to be an engineer or a user. Perhaps more importantly, I think working on your own projects is excellent practice for thinking through problems and reflecting on designs. I honestly think that working on my own mini-products from start to finish helps me write better specs and think through various product aspects more completely.

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I have been building digital products for several startups in Europe, Latin America and San Francisco during 7 years. Before, I was a Software Engineer that got bored of coding and was interested in having more decision-making power on the product strategy of the company. Now, I am the CEO of Product School, a 6-week part-time Product Management course for Software Engineers in San Francisco that want to get a job as a Product Manager: http://www.product-school.com/course I am a strong believer that an excellent PM needs to understand code and be able to have a conversation with the Engineering Team at every level. Here is the presentation about a talk I recently gave about "https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QDAPzjrQoWn2Z-kP2qsviBGw4ZEIdG08cobgakavVCA/edit?usp=sharing". In summary, there are 3 critical skills you have to develop in order to get a job as a Product Manager in the software field, independently of what channel you use to find recruiters: Technical Background Industry Domain Communication Skills Does an MBA guarantee a job as a Product Manager? No, but it helps to prove your business backgound and communication skills. Does coding knowledge guarantee a job as a Product Manager? No, but it helps to prove your technical background. Can you get a job as a Product Manager in the software field without a technical background? Maybe, but you will always be limited.

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia

Hi...I'm with you my friend. It is hard to be a Computer Scientist at heart and had to leave the hearth of coding for management. I've been doing management exclusive positions for seven years now...and I could tell you: nothing is worse than discovering, that you must code, at least something... ...and not being able to. Or leaving your most great gift, because "that's not what a manager does". Hell, I live when I'm coding. I live when I do math, and especially, CONCRETE math. Because, let's admit it: We studied computer science because of our love of problem solving and pattern recognition plus the endless capacity to create. And nothing provides so much of that, as being able to code!

Ezequiel H. Martinez

Writing code is the closest I'll ever come to being an artist. Plus writing the occasional script allows me to get my PM jobs done w/o having to depend on my in-house dev staff. <interpret as you wish.>

Brian Piercy

The only coding I have ever done is PL/SQL back in the day.  I often wish I had time, but I realize I would bury myself in endless detail.

Pano Anthos

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