Spoken English has been the major barrier for me. All these articles from this and last week resonate with me, but this one hits the nail on so many heads. It'

Spoken English has been the major barrier for me. All these articles from this and last week resonate with me, but this one hits the nail on so many heads. It's especially discouraging when so many job ads require hyper-ultra-mega-puts-Bill-Clinton-to-shame communication skills for software development positions. I understand the value of communication, but I've successfully done remote gigs for companies where we don't even talk to each other. Just hand me the spec and I'll build it. If I have any doubts I'll write you an email, with the added benefit of having everything in writing and being able to re-read it later.