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Is Critical Thinking the Most Important Skill for Software Engineers? (blog.pragmaticengineer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by terebat@programming.dev to c/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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[–] schizosfera@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Critical thinking is definitely important, but I would say that the most underrated skill is communication (spoken and written).

[–] HiddenTower@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, first thought I had when I read the title.

[–] terebat@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely agree there! Communication is super underrated, especially with how difficult it can be to align people and teams across organizations.

[–] schizosfera@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Also communication: issues, blockers, requirements, expectations. Nothing works without these things and the ones you mentioned.