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Skills that matter for software engineers

I feel there is more to being a good software enginner than knowing the programming language (and DB/UI) alone. Here are some useful skills (no particular order):

• Thinking in abstractions. Finding patterns. Taking a step backwards and looking at the bigger picture.
• Clarity of thought.
• Knowing the "why".
• Good written communication.
• Knowing the developer tools well.
• Using the (right) developer tools.
• Curiosity.
• Identifying what assumptions to verify (specially while debugging).
• Searching with the right keywords in a search engine.

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