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		obedm on July 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It doesn't take much public creativity to stand ou... Being a good engineer goes beyond being good at coding. Many great coders suck at communication or are just not nice to be around. I've seen amazing "coders" not being hired because they can't have a good conversation during the interview. I'm sure they're the same ones that complain about interviews being too hard.

dudeman13 on July 24, 2021 [–]

>I'm sure they're the same ones that complain about interviews being too hard

It was a fine and relevant comment until that part ._.

obedm on July 24, 2021 | [–]

Haha I shouldn't have included it, it was petty.

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