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Could you clarify what you mean by "soft-skill"?

• unethical_ban 8y ago
  I assume they mean things like * Thinking like a programmer * Planning projects * Working with others * Time and project management * Setting up your environment etc.
  • beat 8y ago
    Yeah, all those things that are unimportant until you have to work with other human beings.
    • unethical_ban 8y ago
      CPR is important, but I don't want to read about that when I'm taking a course on hiking and camping.
• dkonofalski 8y ago
  More high-level skills like "people" skills, "conversation" skills, and things like that. They're not specific to individuals or individual languages but are general and more about concepts rather than specific examples.
  • cheapsteak 8y ago
    People skills and conversation skills are also what I typically associate with "soft skills", but it doesn't seem to make sense when applied to (maybe half of) those books?
    • ska 8y ago
      Yes, the poster is using "soft skills" in an idiosyncratic way.
      • airstrike 8y ago
        That's a great way of saying "incorrect"
        • beat 8y ago
          It's also a good example of "soft skills".