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by mandeepj 1487 days ago
> I mentor some juniors and the ability to talk to a specific target audience about a topic is the most important skill a dev can have.

Sure, it comes with experience and lessons learnt. But, I don't think a junior dev would straight talk to finance guys for money. They would have support from his own tribe in some form (PM/Manager/Director). Nonetheless, you are making a good point. In sprint demos, I make sure my team members do not bring up any tech jargon.
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cabraca 1487 days ago
finance was just a example. replace it with the stakeholder, the PM of another team or an external partner.

> In sprint demos, I make sure my team members do not bring up any tech jargon

thats exactly what i mean. the audience does not care about the tech, they care that their problems are solved and money is made.

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willcipriano 1487 days ago
I wonder if it works that way in other fields.

Do the suits at Boeing get upset that the engineer they hired keeps talking about things like thrust, lift and control surfaces instead of what EBITDA will be this quarter? Actually maybe... That might be the reason airplanes are throwing themselves at the ground and why all your personal information is now public knowledge.

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