5 Uncomfortable Truths About Software Engineering

[@thebeardsolution]

"You're never going to play that PS5 in the lunch room" Truer words were never spoken 😂

[@alexhyettdev]

It would be cool if we did get time. I am a bit jealous of those at Facebook who were hired to do nothing just so other companies couldn’t have them. Would be boring but I would do it for $200k+, take one for the team 😂

[@DaneDuPlessis]

I've never touched any of the three (or more?) consoles at my workplace. I don't think I've ever seen anyone actually play them. Table tennis is pretty popular though.

[@doctorrusty6494]

I'm so glad that finally someone said how it really is!!! Those perks from job offers don't matter at all... And I agree 100% with everything you've said (speaking from 6 years of experience in Scotland, UK). Soft skills, especially communication and ability to explain your thoughts is so important in this job, and majority of Software Engineers that I've worked with (both Seniors and Juniors) struggle with this the most. Generalist path and good understanding of architecture is a way to go, if you want to make a real impact and have a succesfull career in my opinion.😎

[@alexhyettdev]

100%. So many developers think they can get by on technical ability alone. I love Scotland, I plan to move up their when I retire. I am half Scottish, I like to think it is my more dominant half.

[@salmon.hanif9000]

I've literally never gone back to the code I wrote to make it better, because as you said I don't get time. True

[@destodorova8202]

Female dev here! Sadly, you're correct. I'm usually the only woman or one of very few on a dev team or even within the department.

[@alexhyettdev]

It’s a shame there aren’t more female devs. All the ones I have worked with have been brilliant.

[@DaneDuPlessis]

I'm aware of one software engineering team in my workplace that has more than two women. Interestingly the HR division has almost the reverse situation.

[@saralightbourne]

thank you for the video🥳 i started reading the books from the description and i really find them very helpful!! i hope to see more recommendations or videos about IT-related books (like databases, system design and so on)💜

[@alexhyettdev]

Thank you. Yes, it’s on my list to do a book recommendation video soon.

[@niksatan]

Not in 95%! Just discovered your channel, your presentation and things you are not skipping to say (just like small thing in your heap stack video) are very thought of and useful. Keep the good work and very small number of subscribers will rise.

[@alexhyettdev]

Thank you for the kind words @niksatan! 🤞for more subscribers.

[@mikescrazyideas]

Just found your channel... great info. I'm a founder (or want to be) and am trying to get up to speed on all the dev concepts I need to hire, lead, and if I need to do the code myself some times... thanks a bunch! Especially for the flow charts of concepts I need to learn you've done in other videos.

[@Orkari]

Hi 👋🏾 Alex! First great video! Second you are so right about the lack of diversity in tech! I happen to be one of your non standard viewers 😊 I am in my 40s, female and making a career change into software development 😊 I have been teaching myself to code over the past few months. Sometimes it can be discouraging to see a lack of diversity within the tech space but I am determined to make my mark! I look forward to viewing more of your content! ❤

[@alexhyettdev]

Thank you. Good luck with the career change. It is definitely a great career to get into. I have worked with a few female engineers over the years and they have all been brilliant. I think we just need to encourage more girls to pursue engineering from a young age. I have 2 girls so I will try my best!

[@Orkari]

@@alexhyettdev Thank you ❤️

[@ZTprentnerIT]

Excellent video, I totally agree, in 30 years of experience as a software engineer. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@ilariatono4931]

30 yo software developer girl here, fighting with impostor syndrome since I can remember 👋Thanks for sharing these thoughts in such a clear way, I can confirm all of them with my experience. There is a lot to be confident with and a lot to be discouraged by, in an endless route of ups and downs. I love my work though :D

[@randyriegel8553]

I was at one company where my manager left because he was in meetings constantly and wanted to write code. He let that be known to our team when he left. They came to me and offered me his position. I politely said "NO" that I just wanted to code and didn't want to be a manager which is very true. I don't want headaches with doing reviews, always being in meetings, ect. Give me a project, a fix, or anything I'm happy. Now at new company I go in office maybe 2-3 days a month rest is remote. And usually that is to show what my code has done and how it is working since I work for a robotics company. I can't take the robots home but can monitor the test ones from home.

[@kubukoz_]

Nice video! I noticed the audio was off, though, it came before the video. Worth noting for future vids 😅

[@alexhyettdev]

Thanks! It is slightly off, isn’t it? I am not sure how I missed that in the editing! I will have to try that clap technique to line up the audio and video. Thanks for the feedback.

[@TyTy-gm8yb]

Software engineering is comparable with medicine and I'm happy that I've learned this earlier than later. I'm happy because I know that I'll never know everything, and that I have to learn new things all the time and adapt. Thank you for adding some knowledge and also for reinforcing my previously facts concluded by me.

[@alexhyettdev]

That’s an interesting comparison to medicine but makes complete sense. I am glad you liked the video.

[@asdfgha]

I studied psychology and the point "diverse teams are better in soling problems" does NOT refer to ages, sex, skincolor or the likes - just a diversity In knowledge and skills, etc. Something like an engineer, a bank clerk and a Mason are walking into a bar. Whatever. So there's no problem developers being mostly male and between 20 and 35. And man, before sb is whining. Female, 37, half Asian.

[@ernesttan8090]

Good insights!

[@Sebastian-zs8cp]

Will it be possible to make a movie about the complete process of a green meadow project?

[@marcocoratella1556]

Often solving the existential problems

[@WiggyPineda-eg3gb]

thank you for the video, its very helpful in knowing more about what im getting myself into. Female- 46 here

[@alexhyettdev]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck!

[@leehaynes-8067]

50 plus looking for my first role thanks for your video

[@alexhyettdev]

You’re welcome Lee. Good luck with your job search, it is a difficult market at the moment, but I hope it will pick up again soon.

[@dmitrygarifullin6672]

Hey. I'm 40🤓

[@alexhyettdev]

👋 Awesome. I am not too far behind you!

[@chrisray9653]

I think becoming a specialist is inevitable.

[@alexhyettdev]

Yes we definitely need a mix although I don’t know why so much emphasis is put on being a specialist.

[@mathewpierce1723]

I've gone the specialist route, but my specialty is one of those critical things that others dislike doing yet must be done; currently embedded security FW. I've found that if I target something that the majority shies away from and get good at it then I'm pretty much good to go. Then the challenge becomes less of learning something new and more of developing my frustration tolerance skills.