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4 Underrated Skills of Developers

Coding Terminology

Ensuring you understand coding terminology will help you be a more confident coder. It will allow you to grasp concepts and techniques at a faster rate in comparison to those who aren't familiar with the terminology. There is a lot of jargon associated with each coding-based language, so it does require time and patience to understand everything, but by having a firm grasp on basic programming vocabulary, you can exceed the time it takes and develop a stronger learning strategy.

Communication

Good communication is a skill that is as important as technical-based knowledge. Quality and consistent communication are at the core of every strong team as, without it, you are likely to experience severe setbacks and ongoing issues. Collaborative coding also goes along with communication as it involves working with your team and tackling problems together to find solutions in ways you may not have been able to when working alone.

Documentation

Documentation is done with the purpose of creating a map for others to understand your work and it should be as important to a developer as all other facets of development. Documentation can look like comments, video recordings, or anything written in addition to your code to help people understand how it works.

Efficiency

Efficient coding is learning where to implement specific techniques while ensuring a healthy dose of productivity. It's linked with the speed at which software is being executed, the ability to make use of reusable components wherever possible, and to create programming code that ensures data integrity and consistency.

Continuing to discover and practice new and innovative ways of being an efficient coder will allow you to level up your skills as a developer.

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