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Your Engineers Do Need Communication Skills. So Teach Them about Rhetorical Situations (Part 2)

In this second part of the series, I’ll describe the rhetorical situation using a framework used in college composition classrooms.

“I Didn't Grow Up Speaking Code”: GitHub Copilot as a Programming as a Second Language Tool

To succeed in software engineering, mastering code as a language is crucial, and "speaking code" is as important as writing and reading it.

From 'Meh' to 'Magniloquent': Building Vocabulary with Gen AI & Prompt Engineering

“Simplifying” our language use can make our meanings less precise, and rob our audiences of the opportunity to deepen their own literacy.

The New Developer: AI Skill Threat & Developer Thriving in the Transition to AI-Assisted Coding

AI Skill Threat is real. Software practitioners are afraid, anxious, and worried about the relevancy of their current skill sets.

Technical Upskilling: Are We Walking in Circles without a Rhetorical Compass?

Absent an invitation, even the most theoretically sound workshop, course, academy - what have you - will fail to garner learner engagement.

Your Engineers Do Need Communication Skills. So Teach Them about Rhetorical Situations. (Part 1)

Our failure to communicate effectively in the engineering domain can have consequences inimical to our ultimate goal of shipping software.

Learn to Code: The Importance of Practicing Speaking & Listening

When we think about coding – especially early in our journeys as code learners – we typically think about writing code.

Using a Learning-Themed Retrospective to Strengthen Learning Culture & Reduce Learning Debt

Software development teams traditionally use the retrospective ceremony to reflect on their results, performance and processes. But the...

Increase Web & Software Accessibility Through Focused Upskilling

The overarching objective was to arm folks across the company with the knowledge to diagnose the accessibility of our products.

I Finally Finished a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)! Here’s How.

I’ve never been able to sustain the motivation to actually complete a MOOC. Until now!