A CTO shares his personal journey from childhood programming on a Commodore 64 to senior leadership roles, and how coding competitions helped him stay connected to hands-on coding. He covers his experiences with algorithmic challenges, code golf, and Advent of Code, drawing lessons about the value of simple over generic solutions. His core message: engineers moving into senior or management roles should keep writing code to avoid becoming a 'seagull architect' who gives directives without understanding the practical implications.
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