Software Designer
by Alice McGinty ()
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Posted: Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 9:40 pm by Sylvhania
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Written for high schoolers picking a career; good for a laugh when you're already in the industry.
Personality traits for software designers:Posted: December 28, 2006 at 12:19 pm by Sylvhania
- Logical thinking -- organizing your thoughts so that one thought leads straight to the next. (Be linear like your computer :-)
- Paying attention to details
- Complexity and patience -- react calmly to setbacks and difficult problems; deal with complexity and complications.
- Writing skills -- for documentation (and persuasion)
- Listening -- to get a complete picture of clients' needs
- Teamwork (and compromise)
- Lifelong learning -- being a student forever; love of learning
- Combining areas of expertise
