> That cooperation requires a certain amount of communication skills (apart from stellar technical skills), but it doesn't mean that you have to be an extrovert

> That cooperation requires a certain amount of communication skills (apart from stellar technical skills), but it doesn't mean that you have to be an extrovert. Yeah, and I realize it's a spectrum and not a binary thing. My point was more: If we use the simplistic, trendy definition of introversion/extroversion as "do you gain energy having conversations or does it require energy?" and then say that regular conversations are an extremely important part of doing modern development work, I think it's fair to say that you're implicitly selecting for extroverts. And again, I don't really put a judgement on that. I think it's fair to say "regular conversations are required to be successful as a software developer." I'm just noting the shift (as you've also done!).