The leader who codes — and why it's not about the code

I don't code to become a developer. I code to understand what developers understand.

There's a difference between knowing about technology and understanding it from the inside. When you've wrestled with a Docker container at midnight, you see infrastructure decisions differently.

When you've shipped an API endpoint, you understand why "just add a feature" is never just that.

The code is the teacher. The learning is about leadership.