Personally, I think this is an interesting article, and I got two things out of it: 1. Effective communication with people from various backgrounds is importan

Personally, I think this is an interesting article, and I got two things out of it: 1. Effective communication with people from various backgrounds is important. This is incredibly hard, and it does require practice. Those that succeed typically communicate very well. 2. I mentally replaced the "don't call yourself a programmer" mantra for "tell people why you're doing what you do - what problem do you solve and how is it valuable". If you work for a business, you also need to have some basic understanding of business. Successful organizations probably have more people that really try to find their role in the "big picture" of the company, and they strive to use their place to create value.