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Knowledge transfer skills do not automatically emerge from good software development skills, but can probably be learned.
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16 May 2015
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We find that the extent to which a person acquired the relevant skills through informal methods tends to be higher if the person is a free/libre/open source code contributor, while being a professional software developer does not have this effect.
We find that self-maintenance skills, interpersonal skills, and language skills do not relate to CCC directly, while perceptual skills contribute to CCC mainly through communication skills.
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13 May 2014
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XTic supports the specification of a diversity of developer skills and the extraction of the expertise of these developers under the form of level of experience.
To gain employment in today's challenging economic situations, fresh graduates’ hard skills need to be complemented by a good blend of employability skills.
Soft skills are found to be important to all three groups, but differences indicate faculty and industry need to work together to clarify exactly what soft skills students need to successfully compete for employment in the retailing and tourism management field.,As the work world continues to change, employers seek workers who have soft skills that support their knowledge base.
Faculty should note that even though they do not perceive expert knowledge of spreadsheet skills to be important, professionals do.
The test demonstrated the feasibility of the approach and indicated that task specification quality and developer skills are important success factors.