Like the title says - is English a necessary skill for a developer? What do you think?
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Like the title says - is English a necessary skill for a developer? What do you think?
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Necessary? No.
I will say that if you can read and write it without help then you are very lucky.
Absolutely necessary? No (usually).
Useful? Very. Most software you're likely to use as a developer has documentation in English, and a lot of software is written in a very anglo-centric manner. Quite simply, just like for international business, English has become a lingua franca for software development.
Language keywords are in English so I would say yes. For example, "map," "while," "class," "list," "string," etc.
It is necessary to the extent it helps the developer in question accomplish whatever task they are doing.
So if at least a working proficiency of English is preferred, should/could anything be done? I’ve dreamt of the ideal coding boot camp overseas that teaches English and software dev. That would open up a world of possibilities! (Speaking as a linguist and a developer)