Professional Skills for Software Engineers • Charles Humble & Trisha Gee

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.http://gotopia.tech/bookclubRead the full transcription of the interview hereCharles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantTrisha Gee - Lead Developer Evangelist at Gradle, Java Champion & Co-Author of "Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA"RESOURCESCharleshttps://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.socialhttps://linkedin.com/in/charleshumblehttps://mastodon.social/@charleshumblehttps://conissaunce.comTrishahttps://bsky.app/profile/trishagee.bsky.socialhttps://twitter.com/trisha_geehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/trishageehttps://trishagee.comhttps://github.com/trishageeLinkshttps://www.conissaunce.com/professional-skills-shortcut.htmlhttps://www.jeanettewinterson.comDESCRIPTIONTrisha Gee interviews Charles Humble on his project "Professional Skills for Software Engineers", a collection of 14 articles organized into four categories:• communication• critical thinking• documentation• networkingCharles argues that career success in software engineering oftentimes depends more on non-programming skills than technical ability. Both Charles and Trisha emphasize that these skills are learnable and essential, despite being undervalued in the industry as mere "soft skills".The conversation covers how intentional communication improves product development, the value of networking and public speaking for career advancement, and ways engineers can generate ideas for content creation while taking ownership of their career development. The interview makes a compelling case that developing these professional skills benefits both individual engineers and the industry as a whole.RECOMMENDED BOOKSCharles Humble • Professional Skills for Software EngineersKevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should KnowAnne Currie, Sarah Hsu & Sara Bergman • Building Green SoftwareCal Newport • Deep WorkMartin Fowler • UML DistilledCathy O'Neil • Weapons of Math DestructionBlueskyInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!