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Apart from actual coding the one skill I would recommend you focus on, which might be equal to coding skills in the jobmarket is : People skills. Learn to talk to people, how to act confident, practice speaking in front of small audiences.

Learn how to get your point across.

The trend has been moving away from having programmers work seperately to people working in teams for the past few years.

It might not be the easiest skill to learn. But if you cultivate it you will be a much more effective team member than the silent, sits in a corner working on his own, programmer type.



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