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“What’s with these dev comedians?” and “Giving a talk doesn’t make you a good developer” are mealy-mouthed ways of saying “I feel threatened by people who can code *and* communicate, so I will devalue the communication part as much as possible.”

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One day I want to be able to say “if you can’t communicate effectively, you can’t participate in tech” because clearly we aren’t there yet. Keep up the great work 👍✊👏 (wish I could have attended your talk, sounds spectacular)

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What if you are not neurotypical?

5:09 PM · Aug 8, 2019Twitter for Android

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Seems a bit dickish to say you can't write software unless you're good at public speaking

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Not all communication is public speaking. You can find your niche as a neurodivergent person.

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Even some neurodivergent people can be good at public speaking or communicating with others. It’s not solely something NT people do. Please do not act like there’s only one way to be neurodivergent. You don’t speak for my partner or I.