Comments on: The Core Skills All Software Developers Need

By: Basil Vandegriend

Basil Vandegriend — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:03:57 +0000

@Disha, if it is something that really interests you then give it a try. Analytical thinking skills will improve with experience.

By: disha

disha — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:42:00 +0000

My logical skills are good but my analytical thinking isnt that great … so is it ok for me to pursue a career in software development? Please help.

By: Basil Vandegriend

Basil Vandegriend — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:39:11 +0000

@alex, it helps but I wouldn’t call it a requirement. Strong analytical / logical thinking abilities are more important.

By: alex

alex — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:01:09 +0000

Isn’t having strong math skills a strong requirement?

By: Habib

Habib — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:39:33 +0000

Very helpful. I think you have covered the core.
I was self-assessing my skills as developer and your article allowed me to pinpoint improvement area

thanks

By: Krishan

Krishan — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:49:59 +0000

Very clearly mentioned basil. I am a software developer and have started working since few months only.
I knew just coding wont be enough and to excel as a software engineer you need to be good in everything related to software develepement.
Most of the stuffs mentioned are helpful. Understanding old code is kinda boring though and working with tools like ut automation tools, new compilers and searching for existing library functions always play with my patience.
But these things need to be improved. Thnx a lot!

By: krisinte guido

krisinte guido — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:45:22 +0000

Found your article the most helpful one of the 20 I reviewed. I do not have a technical background, but needed to help a client with a job description for software developers. Your article was great for that purpose. Thank you. I also quoted your website as the source on what I provided to my client.

By: Parthi

Parthi — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:31:42 +0000

I am having all those skills(I am B.E Computer Science Graduate)but not in good job, still I am lacking.

By: younis

younis — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:24:28 +0000

Very good article indeed and a very nice comment by Mr. Jacob, and mr. Jim

Hats off

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:19:34 +0000

Technical skills are important in the software development industry. I think the desire to constantly learn is even more important. I wrote a post about it on my own blog after read this post and a few others. For all that are interested: http://www.theblogaholic.com/2011/01/22/most-important-software-development-skills/