Where is your pseudo-code?⁣
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Let’s be honest: the probability of meeting a real software engineer today is about as low as the probability of a start-up actually succeeding.⁣
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Most people writing code are not Engineers.⁣
They’re stack or platform loyalists.⁣
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“I’m a Python developer.”⁣
“I’m a MERN developer.”⁣
“I do Power BI.”⁣
“I’m a Salesforce person.”⁣
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That’s fine - but let’s call it what it is: you’re a developer, not an Engineer.⁣
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And here’s the uncomfortable truth:⁣
You can’t build meaningful software solutions by thinking like a developer.⁣
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Developers jump into code.⁣
Engineers ask questions.⁣
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Engineers:⁣
• think in first principles⁣
• understand the business case better than the business team⁣
• break messy problems into crisp, logical systems⁣
• and only then create something worth coding⁣
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Developers chase syntax.⁣
Engineers chase clarity.⁣
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Developers start with the code editor.⁣
Engineers start with the pseudo-code.⁣
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That’s why I always gravitate towards techies who think like Engineers - the ones who refuse to write a single line of code until the logic is bulletproof.⁣
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The ones who start with the only question that separates a developer from an Engineer:⁣
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Where is your pseudo-code?