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It's very easy to give someone a list of concrete things they need to do about communication: 1) respond to emails within one business day, 2) update your manag
by azylman 14y ago
It's very easy to give someone a list of concrete things they need to do about communication: 1) respond to emails within one business day, 2) update your manager and coworker 4 days before a deadline if it looks like you'll miss it, etc.
On the other hand, it's very hard to give someone a list of concrete things that will make them a better programmer. I suspect if you tried, you'd end up with very subjective things like 'strive for readable code' etc.
- JohnnyRiver 14y agoYes, it's easy to give someone a list to do, but if you want him to do exactly what you want him to do, there's one certain condition: the man must be good at communication. I got some colleagues who are like the guy in this post, it's very hard to let them see the importance of communication, they are very stubborn. Mostly, they see what they are doing matters. I'm not saying teaching someone coding is easy, but at least you can see some progress on this, which make both side much easier.