Three Skills Every New Programmer Should Learn
In a recent interview, Joel Spolsky (the co-founder of StackOverflow) declared that the three things he would advise new programmers to learn are economics, writing and C programming. At first glance, that might seem like a curious choice, yet digging deeper soon reveals the wisdom of those words.
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Spolsky advises learning economics, because “programmers often don’t know that and consequently don’t understand how they add value to a business”. Think about that for a minute. How often do we hear designers and developers complaining about nightmare clients and their unreasonable demands? I’ll give you a clue, it’s pretty often. But while these clients definitely exist, it’s easy to overlook the fact that our primary role as web devs is to bring value to a client’s business. Understanding that makes for a considerably better working relationship.
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