Why Are Good Writing Skills Important for Good Software Engineers?
It will provide many hidden benefits to software engineers and QA Engineers.
Today, I saw a job ad for a Ruby on Rails programmer position at 37signals. (The salary is $170,000 USD, not a senior position, plus many benefits, especially its generous bonus, which can really help to achieve financial freedom)
There is one criterion.
Why so much emphasis on writing? Some readers may wonder. The link (provided in the job ad) is explained briefly, with two quotes:
An Organized Mind: Good writing skills are an indicator of an organized mind …
Clear Writing Leads to Clear Thinking: …
I wholeheartedly agree. In this article, I will share my personal experience.
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