Why English Skills Are as Important as Coding Skills for Developers

In an age where AI can even handle coding, relying solely on coding skills is no longer enough for developers to remain competitive.

However, developers who are both proficient in coding and fluent in English, with the ability to communicate in the global IT community, are exceedingly rare.

If you aim to advance your career on a global stage or collaborate with international companies, learning English is not a choice but a necessity.

Specifically, why do developers need English skills?

Open-source libraries and frameworks such as React, TensorFlow, and Node.js are mostly based on English-written documentation and communities.

According to Statista, approximately 49-50% of all web content is in English.

This means that most technical documentation, including GitHub repositories, is primarily in English.

If you want to use these resources effectively, you need to be able to read and understand English.

To collaborate seamlessly with global IT firms and effectively utilize open-source projects, it's essential to master industry-specific practical English.

Being able to conduct technical discussions in English ensures you can respond confidently if an opportunity to work with an overseas tech company arises.

However, what is easy to explain in your native language can often seem daunting when trying to articulate it in English.

For instance, should you say stored on the server or stored in the server?

Is it deliver a value to a function or pass a value to a function?

What do common acronyms and terms like LGTM, TL;DR, PR, Headless mean?

Since terms and expressions frequently encountered in the IT industry differ from business or exam English, they are not easily learned without dedicated study.

The world is vast, and there are many things you can accomplish.

If you can communicate in English, you can access a wider range of opportunities.

To expand from a domestic market to a global market of 8 billion people, English should be a stepping stone, not a hurdle, in your career.

By adding English skills to your development expertise, you can make a larger world your stage.

This course is tailored for developers aiming to grow as global talents, providing English expressions and an English interview practice system crucial for software development.

The course is divided into two main parts. In the first part, you will learn essential IT vocabulary, how to read code in English, and English expressions related to Git that every developer needs.

The second part teaches you how to introduce yourself in English and how to answer frequently asked questions in technical interviews.

The first step to growing as a global developer is to try introducing yourself in English.

The English interview practice environment visible on the right is primarily used in the second part of the course, offering features such as real-time speech recognition, MP3 downloads of recorded speech, and AI feedback.

The recording function works most reliably on the desktop version of Chrome, and real-time speech recognition may be limited on other browsers.

Click the blue record button to start your unique English self-introduction.