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Discussion on: Stop using big words and industry jargons (and what to do instead)

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Rafal Pienkowski

An interesting post. Some time ago, I was against industry jargons, but I've changed my mind. Especially when we're talking about the first two categories:

  • Those that can be explained in a few words

  • Those that cannot be explained with simple words

Why I've changed my mind? The answer is simple. Industry jargons help with communication with another technical person.
In my opinion, it's simpler to say:

"Tom, I think you should use here repository pattern."

or

"Alice, could you use some orchestration."

Instead of describing the idea more in-depth. Of course, there is a high entry threshold for newcomers. Explaining industry jargons should be part of the company's culture.
I think that is great that you're explaining students such tricky words. In my opinion, you should use jargon and explain it. That will prepare them, and they won't be surprised when someone in their the environment will use jargon.

Cheers.

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Zell Liew 🤗

I would teach the jargons, but the moral of the post is to NOT use them when the other person don't know what you're talking about...

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Rafal Pienkowski

Ok. I missed that.