# 🔥 Effective communication for developers

DevFeed: [🔥 Effective communication for developers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/effective-communication-for-developers-34896.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://frontendfocus.substack.com/p/effective-communication-for-developers>)

Author: Mads Brodt

Published: 2023-11-29T16:01:13Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Front-End Focus](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-end-focus.md>)

Topics: [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>)

Tags: [communication-skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication-skills.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tips.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains why effective communication matters for developers and argues that unclear communication contributes to changing requirements, excessive deadlines or budgets, project delays, and lost information. It also offers practical communication tips, such as telling the team early when an issue is taking longer than expected.

## Source excerpt

Hey there!