[cheapsteak]

Could you clarify what you mean by "soft-skill"?

[dkonofalski]

More high-level skills like "people" skills, "conversation" skills, and things like that. They're not specific to individuals or individual languages but are general and more about concepts rather than specific examples.

[cheapsteak]

People skills and conversation skills are also what I typically associate with "soft skills", but it doesn't seem to make sense when applied to (maybe half of) those books?

[ska]

Yes, the poster is using "soft skills" in an idiosyncratic way.

[airstrike]

That's a great way of saying "incorrect"

[beat]

It's also a good example of "soft skills".

[unethical_ban]

I assume they mean things like

  * Thinking like a programmer
  * Planning projects
  * Working with others
  * Time and project management
  * Setting up your environment

etc.

[beat]

Yeah, all those things that are unimportant until you have to work with other human beings.

[unethical_ban]

CPR is important, but I don't want to read about that when I'm taking a course on hiking and camping.