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When applying for jobs, software developers often take great care to emphasize their technical skills. However, when it comes to actually landing the position, your “soft skills” (such as empathy and communication) can matter just as much, if not more. Fingers crossed that it's "belly". I'll be so employable!
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"Problem Solving", "Troubleshooting".....
Err.. these are not a "soft skills", they are the essence of what we do!
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"Empathy"?
We don't do pshychology? Empathy? Seriously? I not even going to rediculize it.
And communication, isn't that some basic thing? We need a specialist for it?
How about a straight no?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: And communication, isn't that some basic thing? We need a specialist for it?
You'd think so, and apparently, many employers out there reckon we do.
To make an extreme example, if I were to tell someone in perfect English how a task failed or what needs to be achieved, that'd be fine.... unless of course they didn't speak English at all.
Commmunication is the art of transferring ideas from one mind to another. We're not like a lot of the other employees in an organization - much of that is why we're there. A good portion of the remainder is a hindrance they're (or at least, have been!) prepared to put up with.
Going into business for myself earlier this year has taught me far more than I could ever have imagined - none of which is the product of 'book-learning'. I'm terrified to consider how much more I'll learn along the way... People are hard!
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enhzflep wrote: Commmunication is the art of transferring ideas from one mind to another. That's what articles on CodeProject do. They transfer idea's, for free.
Not an "art" though.
enhzflep wrote: Going into business for myself earlier this year has taught me far more than I could ever have imagined Good for you!
enhzflep wrote: People are hard! Hahaha.
Yes, Sapiens Sapiens.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Empathy helps you get along with your cow-orkers. That's an important ability, in my opinion.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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If they need empathy, go to the manager. That's what those are paid for. I was not ever selected for "empathy".
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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That's quite obvious.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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important skills:
0) wear happy face
1) bend-over
2) take-the-knee
3) shut up
4) get back to work
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Fingers crossed that it's "belly".
It's a not a belly. It's a Keg and it means you're over 25x as well off as someone who only has a 6 pack.
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Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Scammers won't give up, no matter what year it is. My research confirms "No sunshine, Sherlock"
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There should be a prize like the anti-oscars for the ing obvious and total waste of resources studies.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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The AI-driven structural predictions are being shared through a public database. Sure, let it know how we're composed. That will make disassembly easier later.
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Coming next...
Startup "Dr. Moureau" in the parents' garage or basement
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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If your internet's acting up today, it's not you. It's the internet. Specifically, major content delivery network Akamai is having DNS trouble. "It's always DNS"
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Floppies made punched cards obsolete, and its successors ruled software distribution for the next 20 years. "Don't copy that floppy"
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Kent Sharkey wrote: "Don't copy that floppy"
Now that's a phrase I've not heard in a long time. A long time.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Researchers paint a grim picture of a corporate mind-melding future via brain-computer interface technology that's as addictive as opioids. "Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull."
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Gizmodo wrote: that's as addictive as opioids. There's an ad to stay away.
I did morfine in the hospital. Ehr, I did lots of it. Stay away. Here there be dragons.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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In .NET 6.0, we are shipping a new C# source generator to help improve the performance of applications that use System.Text.Json. Because JSON is the new XML
Just without data typing, standards; and pretty, pretty angle brackets.
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In this two-part series, we will be specifically looking into the Ethereum Blockchain, its smart contracts feature, and interacting with that feature in an Uno Platform cross-platform class library. In case you want to bring about world peace
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The Square CEO said issues with the current monetary system distract 'from the bigger problems.’ You may say he's a dreamer...but yeah, he's a dreamer
Save us from tech CEOs...
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An idiot, as usual. The current monetary system is the cause or facilitator of many of the bigger problems.
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He's entering for Miss World now?
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It's probably still true, though, says formal methods expert So, go ahead and leave them in for users to find. They always appreciate helping!
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