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Re:What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry by burade on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:40AM (#25659306)
Hum... maybe it's because they have so much technical expertise that they are able to have insights into other things?

Technical knowledge is still very important, and it's the basic foundation of being a software engineer, and maaaaannyyyyyy people out there don't even know the basics.

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Re:What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry by jiveturkey on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:32PM (#25667297)
plus, the people that feel the need to give advice are ones that are the ones that value [their own] soft skills more highly.

technical mastery advice doesn’t really need to be given at all.

i’m not saying the advice isn’t good, but also you have to read it like a self help book. it is a point of information, don’t take it literally.

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