[clu3]

Cant agree more. These days, I lead and train a dev team here at codersquare in Vietnam. For recruitment, English skills, esp reaing + writing are weighed as much as technical skills. And I provide English lessons on a regular basis as well.

Can't really emphasize enough the importance of English in software. I've had bad experience with devs with weak English skills.

1. Can't google for the right terms so normally finding a solution takes 3 times longer than a dev with proficient E skills. 2. Can't name functions/classes or comment properly thus producing bad qualiry code. 3. Misunderstand requirements sometimes. This one can be very costly. 4. Takes much longer time to study new stuff.

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