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Written Communication

Written communication is the ability to convey information, ideas, and instructions clearly and effectively through written text, such as emails, documentation, reports, and code comments. It involves skills like grammar, clarity, conciseness, and audience adaptation, which are essential for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and project success in development teams.

Also known as: Writing Skills, Technical Writing, Documentation, Written Skills, Comms

🧊Why learn Written Communication?

Developers should learn and use written communication to improve team collaboration, reduce misunderstandings, and create maintainable codebases through clear documentation. It is critical for writing technical specifications, API documentation, bug reports, and communicating with non-technical stakeholders, especially in remote or distributed work environments.