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> But they must be ABLE to write the code at least 80% as well as the best person actually writing.

The CTO? The CTO of what type of company? You’re having a laugh if it’s anything other than a startup or medium sized tech company.

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I don't know why you're downvoted - it's absolute nonsense to think that your CTO should be 80% your best developer. Your CTO should not be writing code at a company with >100 employees - why would they maintain 80% of the skillset of someone who's entire job is writing code? Is the assertion that what a CTO does is only 20% different than what a software engineer does?

Yep, I did a spit-take when I read that.

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