OT: Making a Game System (part 2)

[JimMorrison]

Originally Posted by Omnirizon

I would say its writing, not talking, that is important for computer programming. And in reality every computer programmer is going to be an above average writer, mathmetician, and... computer programmer. Take the following examples:

Your assumption that you are trying to illustrate, seems to be that communicating with human beings and communicating with machines are inextricably interconnected. You may be correct to a certain degree, at a certain level of proficiency, however there is no clear absolute here. Most of the people whom I have known in my real life dealings, who were talented programmers, all happened to have trouble with people. But here is where your problem starts, you are trying to forge an immutable link between "writing", and "programming". I would argue that in this context, that there must then be an immutable link between "speaking", and "writing". Thus if the only way to have the best rating in programming, is to be an excellent writer, but the only way to excel in writing is to be a talented speaker, then speech becomes a necessity for programming skill.

The problem is that you are drawing a causal relationship from a circumstantial relationship. Perhaps what you are overlooking, is that while the most well known programmers happen to be good writers - it is because it is through that writing skill, that they become well known, more so than through their programming skill. There are droves of incredibly talented programmers out there, that you have no knowledge of (and who do not rise as high in power in a corporate world, usually), who are indeed very poor at dealing with people in any capacity.