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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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It depends...
Withought being facetious. It's genuinely important to understand what problem you're trying to solve. If stakeholders are running wild, then critical thinking and good communication is important. If engineers are muddying up progress, then more optimistic and enabling mindset, could be what's needed more.