Being a developer is not just about coding. You need to practice your soft skills as well as your technical skills. Here are 7 top soft skills that you need to learn to become a successful developer.
Creativity
You might be thinking that programming is the world of logic, the zeros, and ones. and that’s true, but if you want to become a successful programmer, you need to find a balance between logic and imagination!
You need to be creative to find a solution to your problem, and you also need to think logically to implement that solution.
Read more about it here: how to improve creativity as a programmer.
Patience
All programmers can agree that you need to have lots of patience to become a programmer. Every step of a programmer is a challenge (especially when you are just starting out). You need to be patient and keep trying different ways to solve the challenges.
Curiosity
Programmers are problem solvers! They want to get to the root of everything. Wherever finding out how the vacuum cleaner works and breaking it down as a child or going down the data structure rabbit hole to find out how things are working.
A good programmer is always curious!
Problem-solving skill
Problem-solving is a skill that every programmer should have. You need to find ways to attack the challenges you face every day. You need to have a strategy on how to attack the obstacles!
It is also what most tech companies are looking for in a programmer to hire. Everyone can learn a programming language but, good developers can take the steps, to solve the problem before starting to code.
Teamwork
Whether you want to work in a big tech company or a small startup, you will have teammates. Effective communication is the difference between succeeding or failing at your job.
Self-organized
As a programmer, you are going to work with lots of assets, data, and codes. Being self-organized is a skill to learn if you don’t want to get overwhelmed. Self-organization can be in your project, managing assets, and emails.
planning
Weeks of programming can save hours of coding!
As you are excited to start your new project, you are thinking of writing code (that’s the most exciting part!) but, you need to plan BEFORE you code if you don’t want to feel overwhelmed and waste your time down the road.
