The δeltas newsletter October 2026 Your Role as a Software Manager ↓ Managers are getting punched in the face, again and again. First it was “flattening” reducing your promotion prospects even as your team size grew. Then AI adoption led your CTO to start coding again, and suddenly you’re expected to land diffs as well. The pressure has never been higher, and it’s just increasing. This has led many fantastic managers to transition back to the individual-contributor track. Many others are on...