SE Radio 655: Charles Humble on Professional Skills for Software Engineers

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers · Feb 13, 2025 · 55m

In this episode, Charles Humble speaks withhost Brijesh Ammanath about skills that can provide developers a grounding in systems thinking.

Charles is a 30-year veteran of the IT industry, including as a former software engineer, architect, and CTO, as well as former editor in chief of InfoQ and chief editor for Container Solutions. He has published "Professional Skills for Software Engineers" as a series of 14 O'Reilly shortcuts covering communication, critical thinking, documentation, and networking.

Underlying his work is the idea that as complexity increases in IT systems, the roles of…