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Is Critical Thinking the Most Important Skill for Software Engineers?
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this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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Critical thinking is definitely important, but I would say that the most underrated skill is communication (spoken and written).
Definitely agree there! Communication is super underrated, especially with how difficult it can be to align people and teams across organizations.
Also communication: issues, blockers, requirements, expectations. Nothing works without these things and the ones you mentioned.
Yep, first thought I had when I read the title.