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> Verbal skills are apparently more predictive of programming career success than math scores. This is an urban legend inspired by this article [1]. One proble
by isaacfrond 3y ago
> Verbal skills are apparently more predictive of programming career success than math scores.
This is an urban legend inspired by this article [1]. One problem with this research though is that it studies language learning. Not how good a programmer one becomes, and certainly not career success.
[1]: Relating Natural Language Aptitude to Individual Differences in Learning Programming Languages. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60661-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60661-8