Communication Smart

by Wushow "Bill" Chou

Everyone always talks about the technical and managerial skills an IT professional must master, but more often than not, the inter- and inner-personal skills are what determine how fast we move up the career ladder. To be successful in our careers, particularly in those that lead to senior management positions, we need soft skills that go beyond those of technology and management operations. This new column, Developing Soft Skills, intends to address the key skills we all should master.

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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data
Problems that involve human interaction aren’t neatly solvable. Instead, embrace the domain’s complexity by harnessing the power of data.

Communication Smart
Learn about the first of six "soft skills" everyone should master to move ahead.

You Are What You Read
Given that useful knowledge in software engineering has a half-life of about five years, reading remains an excellent way to replenish this vanishing resource for the diligent software engineer.

Parallel Programming with Skeletons
Various software models aim to make parallel programming possible, trading efficiency for abstraction or vice versa, but how about getting both?

Serious Games for Immersive Cultural Training: Creating a Living World
The 3D Asymmetric Domain Analysis and Training model uses visual, auditory, behavioral, and cultural models for immersive cultural training using the living-world construct.

Digital Television for Mobile Devices
A survey of mobile television technologies analyzes technical characteristics for each mobile TV solution, discusses specifications and standards, and presents possible future developments.

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