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An engineer that can't communicate properly is a poor engineer, regardless of their coding ability. I've worked with too many great coders who were terrible at
by jennyyang 6y ago
An engineer that can't communicate properly is a poor engineer, regardless of their coding ability. I've worked with too many great coders who were terrible at communicating. This includes engineers who were fluent at English. Communication is an extremely important skill.
This is a reality of life. If I moved to Nigeria and could barely speak the language, should I expect people to accommodate my poor communication skills? Or would I get passed over for a local who is possibly sub par in terms of coding quality but is more effective in all parts of their job?
- cambalache 6y ago> If I moved to Nigeria and could barely speak the language English?
- jennyyang 6y agolol I randomly picked the worst example in the world. But you know what I meant, some country that didn't have English as an popular language. You know, like India! (just kidding!) I just learned right now that Nigeria's official language is English!
- username90 6y agoNot writing well doesn't mean that you don't communicate well. Plenty of engineers can communicate just fine in English, just sloppily without perfect grammar.
- benhurmarcel 6y agoYou never work with people working in different countries? In the same company, or just some partners (suppliers, customers…).