Re:I have no side code projects to show you
by 2T1Qka0rEiPr on Thursday October 26, 2017 @07:22AM
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Having a breadth of non-technical knowledge (dare I say, "soft skills") also improves your value as a developer insofar as you may be better positioned to discuss requirements with people, and to understand the reasons why you're developing the things you are (i.e. not "tech for techs sake")
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Re:I have no side code projects to show you
by JorgeGT on Thursday October 26, 2017 @07:36AM
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Also, people launching art projects, participating in active art communities, etc. have generally better "people skills" that introverts who prefer to spend the weekend at home doing technical side projects (like me!).
This is a highly valuable work skill for a technical worker if he/she has the need to work with clients, present updates or discuss requirements, much more than having a few small GitHub repos. By focusing in side projects you can be filtering out these skills in your workforce.