tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33777038.post3277040883161413501..comments2011-10-30T23:46:11.348Zprogrammergrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08045944515241515020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33777038.post-2163451460708968762011-10-30T23:46:11.348Z2011-10-30T23:46:11.348ZEither way, the ceiling--even for a top-notch coder--is pretty low. At best (if you shed a bit of your technicality), a product manager.<br /><br />There&#39;s only two ways, if you&#39;re actually trying to make it to the top:<br /><br />1) Learn to do real management, CTO is mostly management, not coding<br />2) Start a company<br /><br />Lest you grow old and find that you&#39;ve crash-landed in a middle-management position by your 40s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33777038.post-36928690414569136332010-05-22T16:43:02.449+01:002010-05-22T16:43:02.449+01:00I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.<br /><br />Alena<br /><br /><a href="http://dataentryjob-s.com" rel="nofollow">http://dataentryjob-s.com</a>Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08251902875519395772noreply@blogger.com