Discussion of the Week - v9
Tags: bestofdev, discuss
Published: 2023-11-02 21:12:10

In this weekly roundup, we highlight what we believe to be the most thoughtful, helpful, and/or interesting discussion over the past week! Though we are strong believers in healthy and respectful debate, we typically try to choose discussions that are positive and avoid those that are overly contentious.

Any folks whose articles we feature here will be rewarded with our Discussion of the Week badge. ✨

![The Discussion of the Week badge. It includes a roll of thread inside a speech bubble. The thread is a reference to comment threads.](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yvizv31dpchucxic2lxc.png)

Now that y'all understand the flow, let's go! 🏃💨

## The Discussion of the Week

This week we're spotlighting Syskin (@syskin) for dropping the excellent discussion "[Cracking the Code: Communicating Tech to Non-Tech](https://dev.to/syskin/cracking-the-code-communicating-tech-to-non-tech-3oo4)":

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I may be partial to this one... as a non-dev in the tech field, I find communication between technical folks and non-technical folks to be particularly interesting. The jargon problem is real... I can't tell you how many times I've been left cross-eyed and clueless when reading through or listening to devs talk about software development. But enough about me...

Syskin's setup for this discussion is superbly straightforward. We all know the pains of learning jargon... and, we were all non-techies at one point! Also, because of the speed at which this industry moves, there are always new technologies and related terms bubbling up. Not only that but old paradigms/methodologies/etc. get reskinned as something new and resurfaced only to reiterate something that already existed previously... or maybe they give something a word to sound more important than it is. (See _[What's Your Favorite Corporate Jargon?](https://dev.to/codenewbieteam/whats-your-favorite-corporate-jargon-1j3p)_ 😝)

Also, while this post hasn't _yet_ collected loads of comments the couple that are currently there are both quite thoughtful and helpful!

Props to @jakerouse for leaving some really good practical tips for improving communication between techies and non-techies:

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Likewise, kudos to @jodoesgit for chiming in with some thoughtful advice from personal experience and just for reminding us to chill out with the coding talk during our coffee breaks — cheers to that! ☕️

{% embed https://dev.to/jodoesgit/comment/2abfd %}

Do you have any advice to share on this topic? Hop in there! The beauty of an asynchronous medium is the conversation never really ends and we can all participate whenever we feel like it. 🙌

## What are your picks?

The DEV Community is particularly special because of the kind, thoughtful, helpful, and entertaining discussions happening between community members. As such, we want to encourage folks to participate in discussions and reward those who are initiating or taking part in conversations across the community. After all, a community is made possible by the people interacting inside it.

There are loads of great discussions floating about in this community. This is just the one we chose to highlight. 🙂

I urge you all to share your favorite discussion of the past week below in the comments. And if you're up for it, give the author an @mention — it'll probably make 'em feel good. 💚