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DEV Community Software Engineer English Conversation Guide

Description:

DEV Community Software Engineer English Conversation Guide collects more than three hundred phrases a software engineer says at work, published by the developer Cosimos on DEV Community. The phrases are grouped into twelve situations rather than by topic, and the guide opens by explaining how it is laid out and how to work through it, with later sections added for C programming and Linux driver work.

100% Free (unlimited): The guide is open to anyone, with no account and no payment: all twelve situations and every phrase under them sit on the one page. An account on DEV Community is needed only to leave a comment, not to read.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) & Advanced (C1-C2) Format: Article / Reference Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

URL: https://dev.to/cosimos/complete-software-engineer-english-conversation-guide-300-phrases-for-daily-work-3p42

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

More than three hundred phrases grouped into twelve working situations, each split into smaller moments. The daily stand-up has phrases for reporting yesterday's work, today's plan and what is blocking you; code review has asking for a review, giving comments and answering them; further sections cover describing a technical problem, asking for help, offering a solution and discussing requirements.

How to use this resource:

You can go to the exact moment you are about to face, a stand-up in ten minutes or a review comment you must answer, and take the phrase from there. Because the groups follow the shape of a working day, the guide reads as a script of the week rather than a vocabulary list. The opening section explains the layout and suggests how to work through it if you would rather learn it in order.

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Last verified — Oct. 19, 2026