A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by pencildiver » Wed, May 23, 2018, 5:46 PM UTC

A guide for how to talk to a developer
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Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by yetihehe » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:01 PM UTC

It looks like it's just several flash cards to help managers talk like Pointy Haired Boss from Dilbert.

Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

#3

Post by positr0n » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:09 PM UTC

Some of these are just wrong. "Django" is not "A style sheet language that extends from CSS."

Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by booleandilemma » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:10 PM UTC

If you’re a manager of developers and you need these cards to tell you what some of these things are (database, stack...) you probably shouldn’t be managing developers.

Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by some_account » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:11 PM UTC

positr0n wrote: post #3

Some of these are just wrong. "Django" is not "A style sheet language that extends from CSS."

Now you ruined the fun of some boss trying to say he understands Django :(

Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by throwaway2016a » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:12 PM UTC

Rather than memorize a bunch of flash cards it seems much easier to just talk to them like humans and if they say something you don't understand don't be embarrassed to ask them what it means.

Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by ElliotH » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:15 PM UTC

Surely as developers we should be able to reduce or explain our use of jargon for the person we're speaking to, rather than the rest of the world having to learn our industry-specific language?

Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by piefayth » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:16 PM UTC

yetihehe wrote: post #2

It looks like it's just several flash cards to help managers talk like Pointy Haired Boss from Dilbert.

It is. And it should be titled as such. The current title calls it a "guide", which is misleading.

Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:23 PM UTC

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Re: A guide for how to talk to a developer

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Post by zaccus » Wed, May 23, 2018, 6:24 PM UTC

ElliotH wrote: post #7

Surely as developers we should be able to reduce or explain our use of jargon for the person we're speaking to, rather than the rest of the world having to learn our industry-specific language?

I try not to use any jargon at all when communicating to non-dev stakeholders, and they still complain about jargon.

Words like "server" or "database" are not jargon. There are literally no other words to use for those things. And if you don't want to hear any technical-sounding words at all, then don't ask technical questions. Or better yet, don't work at a tech company.