Programming Is NOT Enough | Add these 5 skills…

1. Systems thinking (not just functions and files) 00:36 2. Prompt Engineering & AI orchestration 03:42 3. End to end shipping (from code to cloud) 06:01 4. API Integration & strategy mastery 09:08 5. Debugging under pressure 12:14 Thanks for the video Tim

These are the really core knowledge a software engineer should have and I don't think AI has a chance of replacing them

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Would you think about doing a video for beginners/intermediates on how learning: "1. Algorithm Logic (Conceptual thinking, Informally Described, "what" and "why", architect mindset)" and "2. Pseudocode (Skeleton, Structured, "how", like a blueprint)" right away will help people retain information easier if worked on consistently and writing them,(for memory) instead of typing them(only type to see logs/mdn info) will also help get an understanding of other languages in the long run?

Worth adding, debugging goes hand in hand with code navigation. This function fails. This failing function calls several other functions. Those functions may call several other functions. In order to debug efficiently, run code line by line till you find which function failed. Now in the next run, add breakpoints to that function and repeat till you isolate the line of code causing failure. Also a good idea to check server logs for failure and read through the stack trace. Most often, the offending line will be found in log. Also use search often to search within files and open files. Use IDE shortcut to go directly to offending line as found in server log. Things of that sort. Navigating through a complex codebase effortlessly is a skill.

The range of tools is very wide. I didn't think when I got into Python there would be so many side tools to use.

this resonates a lot coding alone isn’t enough anymore I feel like genum ai helped me cover 3 of those 5 skills already just by forcing me to think more agentically about building

That's a good global overview of what a software developer will face, and I don't add additional knowledge and know-how related to embedded development. Many thanks, Tim.

I think another important skill that should also be learned is security. You should at least know the basic concepts like injection attacks, secure way to store credentials, cross site request forgery and timing attacks, to name a few. OWASP has great resources for learning these concepts.

This is stop on - I have been interviewing, so I know these are exactly what is being asked. Bookmarked