I majored in English, but I am now a software engineer. A few things that have held constant for me: * Readability over cleverness * The importance of having

I majored in English, but I am now a software engineer. A few things that have held constant for me: * Readability over cleverness * The importance of having an outline (even if you don't stick to it) * The importance of having something that you can work on. Nothing worse than a blank screen. * Giving and receiving feedback constructively * The importance of genre and conventions