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Developer says clear writing on open-source projects helped land job
Original: It's been made clear to me that one of the reasons I was hired for this job is my boss read the README files of some of
A software developer says his employer told him one reason he was hired was that his boss had read the README files of his open-source projects and was impressed by how clear and detailed his writing was. He points to it as proof that written English remains a genuinely useful skill for developers, not just code quality. Other developers are sharing the post as encouragement to document their work well.
Why now: It offers a concrete example of good documentation directly leading to a job, which resonates with developers debating the value of writing skills.
Evidence
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