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		doctorleff 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I code as a CTO I recall James Goodnight of SAS coding while being a CEO. As per https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2014/05/12/an-intervi..., he still programs from time to time but doesn't have a specific part in development. In looking at the articles to refresh my memory, it is clear he is one of the good CEO's

eitally 6 months ago [–]

I don't think that's the model we should be looking at here. I'd add Stephen Wolfram to the very short list of similar technical CEOs.

obiefernandez 6 months ago | [–]

Tobi Luetke at Shopify too

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