Digital jobs are becoming more and more in demand all over the world. Every business and organization today, relies on technology in one form or the other either through its product innovation or through its sales and marketing. As more and more people develop the hard skills needed to become software developers or engineers, very few things differentiate the best from the rest – important soft skills. Behind every skill is one or more habits that influence it. Today I will be sharing 5 habits that make a great software developer stand out in their field.
Check blogs and tech news
The best software engineers are informed about the latest tech information in their locality and all over the world. They keep track of new languages, updates on previous languages, ideation process, tech products that may help their work.
Mentor junior engineers
The best software engineers are passionate about their artistry, they look out for their team members and grow alongside them. They are great mentors and help junior developers learn better and become more skilled.
Have strong opinions, weakly held
The concept of strong opinions, weakly held refers to having strong opinions about a subject but not been too attached to their opinion or belief but are open-minded to see and hear other opinions that clash with theirs. This does not mean they carry weak opinions because weak opinions create the problem of lack of energy to put them forward. The best software developers have opinions but are open-minded to other ways of doing things.
Ask stupid questions
Many a time, we pause on asking questions we really need answers to because of the fear of seeming dumb. The best software engineers understand that there is no such thing as a stupid question and go on to ask questions. Asking questions helps them understand better the processes that will be involved in a project as well as broaden their knowledge bank. There is nothing wrong with not knowing about a topic, what is wrong is leaving a conversation still ignorant when you could have gotten a little wiser.
Keep learning
When it comes to writing programs, different programming languages solve the same problem in different ways. Learning different programming languages broadens your thinking and problem solving mindset by providing options to solve a problem the most wholesome way. Also, programming languages keep getting updated to become more defined in solving problems. Hence, the great software developers or engineers update their knowledge of programming languages while learning a new one by applying to a project they are handling.
On the flip side, these habits work irrespective of the field you are in or what career you are pursuing. Whether you are a Human Resource manager, Administrative Assistant, Customer Relations Officer or Sales person, these habits will work for you when you cultivate them.
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