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Discussion on: Non-Technical Skills Every Developer Needs

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shroomlife 🍄

Some points maybe worth noting but I want to share that I think everybody is a developer. At least a developer of its own self. The earlier people get this, the smarter and better we can all attend and create in life. Create your own view of you being a developer. There is no such thing as a good, bad, best, better, real, right or official developer. There is only everybody developing his own life. So build what you want. Create what you want. Burn bridges. Respect what you want. Do what makes you happy! Try to be yourself, not someone else. This thinking helps me through the days, weeks, months, years of being a developer. 💖

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Maxim Chechenev

I got your point, but let me ask a question then. Let's say, your colleague is underperforming, talking to the team members in aggressive way (and talks to him don't help, even by managers) - how will you call this developer?

There are always consequence of our decisions. I'm not saying that you should be fake, but we should care about things that happen to us (i.e. burning bridges, respect colleagues, etc.)

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shroomlife 🍄

You can care about what you like and so does the colleague who is underperforming (in your opinion). In my opinion the only thing that is helping in the longterm is awareness and a lot of talking. If others tried talking to him I bet they pushed him towards a direction he didn't like or feel comfortable with. Everybody wants to be free and your colleague seems to be unhappy or sad. These people need help and not to hear what they do wrong. Try to be nice and if you are not able to work with him continue your own journey instead of excusing your own behaviour to others. Live your own life and so let others live theirs.