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Re:How to quickly but effectively become technically conversant by zeeshanm on Friday December 19, 2014 @09:52PM (#8775725)
I would say just learn basic data structures, and understand client/server model. Learning about these two will help you have conversation about how your product strategy goals go along with engineering design. You probably shouldn't need to talk with your engineers in deeper details but at design level.

Hope this helps.

Re:How to quickly but effectively become technically conversant by avni000 on Friday December 19, 2014 @11:46PM (#8775898)
This does help - thank you. Part of the challenge is understanding exactly what it is you're seeking to learn. This helps me narrow down what I should be trying to understand as I build my expertise.