Absolutely--however, there are issues with rockstar/lone-wolf devs.
My old boss was an amazing coder--dropped KLOCs like you wouldn't believe, very smart guy, and could debug damned near anything through sheer stubbornness. I respected his technical skill and learned a lot from him. :)
That said, leading a team is more than just being able to catch the ball when your subordinates drop--it's structuring things so that the balls are small enough and obvious enough that even a greenhorn can make useful progress, it's making a supportive environment and architecture that is able to be extended without your supervision.
My old boss was an amazing coder--dropped KLOCs like you wouldn't believe, very smart guy, and could debug damned near anything through sheer stubbornness. I respected his technical skill and learned a lot from him. :)
That said, leading a team is more than just being able to catch the ball when your subordinates drop--it's structuring things so that the balls are small enough and obvious enough that even a greenhorn can make useful progress, it's making a supportive environment and architecture that is able to be extended without your supervision.
You need to be more Tom West than Zed Shaw.