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I agree with Roy - who points at this essay - you need good management and good developers in order to achieve something. However, it's often the case that direct engineering management isn't the problem source. Take the need for good equipment and access to training/books (etc). In many outfits, the decisions on equipment have to be vetted by IT, not by engineering. This leads to unproductive fights over the needs of engineering vs. the more pedestrian needs of typical office staff. It takes more than just good local management - it takes buy-in all the way up the line on the notion that developers will have different needs than other staff.
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