# Should Engineering Managers be writing code?

DevFeed: [Should Engineering Managers be writing code?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/should-engineering-managers-be-writing-code-39427.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.blog4ems.com/p/should-engineering-managers-be-writing-code>)

Author: Stephane Moreau

Published: 2026-08-25T11:13:03Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blog for Engineering Managers](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-for-engineering-managers.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion article about the debate over whether engineering managers should write code.

## Source excerpt

The good old debate about whether Engineering Managers should code.