5 soft skills you need to be a good developer
‘Software developers’ are a part of every company nowadays, irrespective of the company or domain. From interacting with the clients to building apps for the in-house consumption, or dealing with the fellow colleagues – a software developer interacts with internal and external stakeholders. Hence it’s imperative that as a developer you’re well versed with other skills apart from coding.
In today’s dynamic work world, learning and upskilling yourself besides your core skills has become a necessity. Unlike older days, now the Chief Technology Officer or any IT leader have become a part of other functions across organisations. So as programmers or coders, it is necessary to arm yourself with soft skills besides coding.
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Here are five skills which you should hone as a software developer:
Persuasion skills
This is the art of convincing people around you. Persuasion skills are used to create better understanding between people across different domains. This allows the other party to clearly see what is being offered and create an opening for negotiations. As a developer, you should be able to effectively craft the outcome as per need and your skills.
Creative skills
With new languages, ideas and innovations, the tech industry is rapidly evolving. So as a programmer, it’s important for you to think outside the box and push your creativity. As a creative thinker you should be flexible. Try being as adaptive as you can be. This will bring in fresh perspectives while you strategise and innovate.
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Stress management skills
Delving into long hours of coding is something that developers love doing. They often push themselves for hours and hours to crack a coding problem. Where we understand that you have to ace your coding career, it’s also important to maintain a balance and manage your time.
Time management skills
The next one here in line with managing stress is managing your time. Unnecessary stress leads to bad time management and visa versa. While never losing hope and confidence in something you can do is appreciated, not keeping up with the time schedule is not.
