3 ms·
Ask HN: If you're a good programmer that also means you're good at ____________?
- mytailorisrich 4y agoreading and understanding law.
- eimrine 4y agoPlease tell me you are talking about laws of Nature, and not about jurisprudence.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoActual statute law and court decisions. It's logical reasoning and drafting has some similarities.
- Blackstrat 4y agoI would suggest that answers to this question require that you qualify what you mean by "good" programmer. There are, IMO, many functional definitions. And depending on which you are using, will yield different secondary skills.
- sn0w_crash 4y agoBudgeting resources (time or money)
- Comevius 4y agoMy controversial opinion is that technical experience alone does not make someone a good software developer, business acumen does, mainly systems thinking and interpersonal skills.
- tgflynn 4y agoManaging complexity and paying attention to details.
- pmdulaney 4y agoI would say taking standardized tests, such at the SAT. I say that because being a good programmer has more to do with being clever than with having a lot of formalized knowledge. If you're good at programming you're probably also good at solving math puzzles.
- rman666 4y agotyping?
- nivertech 4y agothinking
- prirun 4y agotrying again