Re:I don’t have time for coding challenges
by ergocoder on Friday September 11, 2020 @08:43PM
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Thank you for being charitable. I speak English well enough to fare in FAANG as senior engineer.
But I always notice how a native English speaker almost always speak perfect English. They pick the right word to use and many other small things that make their English superb.
Re:I don’t have time for coding challenges
by frequentnapper on Saturday September 12, 2020 @05:40PM
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You seem to be confusing english speaking ability with the ability to communicate and articulate well. Communication is not about being able to speak english perfectly, it's firstly about listening and understanding the context of requirements. It's about being approachable enough so that the clients/stakeholders want to work with you, and clarify things with you, which in turn leads to a product which is close enough to something that they needed.
Re:I don’t have time for coding challenges
by fractionalhare on Sunday September 13, 2020 @01:36AM
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I don't think they're confusing anything; I thought their use of the word, "articulate" was pretty apt.
Re:I don’t have time for coding challenges
by fractionalhare on Friday September 11, 2020 @11:33PM
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No worries :) You speak English well enough that I agree you shouldn't have any problems communicating in a technical discussion. Personally I find thick accents to be a bigger obstacle to communication than stumbles in grammar. But realistically most engineers will be professional and charitable enough to work around either issue as long as you're earnest.
1. Speaking perfect English, both fluently and without a heavy accent.
2. Talking about technical topics or other shibboleths with the same cultural affect an American would, as opposed to a foreigner. For example, many Indians will call a phone screen a "telephonic interview", and I've personally seen Americans react poorly to that.
I know lots of developers who are very well paid and very effective in their jobs, but they don't speak English as well as an American and would stumble at certain cultural nuances.