Being a software developer is much more than just writing code. With the ascension of startups, a soft skill culture was made and it's here to stay. What Are Soft Skills? First of all, we need to define hard skills. Hard skills are, mainly, the of your role. Software developers must know how to code, and that's a hard skill. technical skills In the other hand, soft skills are attributes related mostly to the social area. Every soft skill is related to one of the hard skills of your job in some way. These are a web developer soft skills: : the most important soft skill for a developer. You must know how to express yourself and have communication skills to talk to your team with ease Communication : in a code review, this is the skill you look for. Question everything and go after the answers Critical thinking : technology changes every day. New frameworks, new products, new team workers… new! You have to readapt yourself by studying new languages, libraries and be ready for changes. Adaptability So, I'm Not Paid To Write Code? Definitely no. You are paid to solve problems. Coding is just the tool you use to solve them. Programmers soft skills are becoming more important every day. As a software developer, I learnt I have to know what I'm coding, what I'm delivering and what is the of the product I'm writing. value proposition using your expertise. Business problems are product problems. The only responsibility of the product is to , so is your job. You were hired to solve a business problem deliver value Thank you for reading! Don’t forget to follow me on , and . Medium Instagram LinkedIn

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