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Software engineering is a fancy term but what is it exactly? what does a software engineer do? What kind of people can be software engineers? what type of work do they deliver? Is software engineer a weirdo who does not socialise? Do they come from different planet? Do they think that they are the most important people around in companies? Why do they act like this? Why sometimes we can’t talk and relate to them?
Nope! All those questions are basically false questions! We should stop circulating those questions around. Software engineers are the nicest people I have ever met! The only difference between them and the rest is that they are to the point. They don’t like to waste time therefore they prefer everyone else respects this criteria!
Unfortunately the rest of the people don’t always think the same way software engineers think. That will produce a barrier between them and the rest of people in the companies/startups/enterprises. Of course there are always exceptions everywhere. I don’t mean to generalise this context. My best friend is from Russia and I know him since 2012. I had good fun with him and I still have whenever I see him. He is a software engineer and he is fun to work with!
Try to always remember the below points while communicating to a software engineer / developer:
Always be prepared about what you want to talk about
Be specific 100% not even 99.99%. If you are still not sure about the topic then wait until it’s completely clear
Value their time
Appreciate their work, don’t thank them!
Get technical and show genuinely that you are interested to learn about what they do
Understand their difficult job and don’t expect them to be a robot
Have empathy when talking to a developer
Don’t expect them to be like others! Manage your expectation
Don’t take it personal if what you hear is not pleasant sometimes
Be aware that they mostly use the logic layer of their brain rather than the feeling layer
Answer their questions with patience. Understand that their ultimate goal is to help, so all the questions they ask is just to get more clarity
If you are a Product Manager; don’t get emotional when they insist on something, in fact they are trying to better understand the problem so that they can design a solution. Nothing is meant to be personal
Approach them at a right time and respect their privacy
Try your best to plan your talk rather than spontaneous discussions unless it’s super urgent.[b][/b]

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Karleb:
Say what you want don't Google things to tell him else you might end up saying you want a WordPress site built with Java and hosted on github.