I have a liberal-arts degree but I code for a living. I'd describe my skill as "would have difficulty writing my own compiler, but can handle pretty much anythi

I have a liberal-arts degree but I code for a living. I'd describe my skill as "would have difficulty writing my own compiler, but can handle pretty much anything below that". I don't have a communication problem as you describe, but I've seen other engineers that do. It's just a rarer ability among them, unfortunately. Brains taken up by highly-complex problems often do not have bandwidth for careful or clear written or verbal communication lol