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Is Critical Thinking the Most Important Skill for Software Engineers? (blog.pragmaticengineer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by terebat@programming.dev to c/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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[–] nibblebit@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

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.