Software has an ever changing vocabulary of patterns, techniques, concepts and terms. A lot of this can come off like jargon. When people get together and discuss ideas in a professional context, they often rely on a shared context. This is fine as long as all participants are familiar with the specific jargon being used but can become intimidating to people who aren’t. Hopefully there’s enough psychological safety that someone can ask, “I’m not familiar with x, can you explain it?”...
