Comment by jsturgill

No, I don't write code at all. I'm in engineering leadership and manage many engineers (devs, SREs, QAs, etc.) but am not a software engineer myself. The goal for me was to really understand the landscape and to be able to confidently speak about the tools from first-hand experience, not just what I read daily. I absolutely recommend non-coders check the coding tools out. If you were trying to become a coder it may not be the best approach to start that way, but if you're someone who has ideas that you want to build and iterate on without needing to involve a coder, and learn a ton about all the design aspects, hosting considerations, etc. it's gold (bit much cheaper).