๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ v๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด You call yourself a software engineer. But have you ever shipped a product that people use? Many people in the industry can pass a LeetCode interview or argue about code patterns. But they have never actually built something that works.
This is a problem. The industry values credentials and vocabulary over competence. A degree, a GitHub profile, and the ability to write code are not the same as building software that matters.
The people who make software work are often not the ones who look good on paper. They choose proven technology over new things. They prioritize fixing bugs over writing perfect code. They know that a working system is better than a perfect one that does not exist.
AI has made this problem worse. Now you can generate code and diagrams without ever building a real system. But knowing how to use AI tools is not the same as knowing how to build software.
The fundamentals of software engineering are not about passing interviews or writing code. They are about shipping products and being responsible for them. Have you built something that people use? Have you fixed bugs at 11pm? That is what matters.
The best developers are the ones who have shipped things. They have built messy, imperfect things under deadline pressure. That is the job. Everything else is preparation. Source: https://dev.to/quinton_carroll_9e446615a/stop-calling-yourself-a-software-engineer-if-youve-never-shipped-anything-l05