What's it?

Software? A set of computer programs

Program? A set of procedures

Procedure? A set of coded instructions

Code? A system of rules to convert information

Engineering? The use of scientific principles to design

What's it?

Software Engineering

Software Developer

Programmer

Building solutions

Procedures with specific goal

What's it?

Fighting against uncertainty

Can you always guarantee a response time below 100ms? 🤔

nealford.com • Knowledge Breadth versus Depth

What's it?

T-shaped, Pi-Shaped, Comb-Shaped, all the shapes...

How is it done?

Hands on: Let's solve a problem 😉

Problem: Display all prime numbers between 0 and n

Constrains: We have 10 mins and our server only has a lua compiler

Hint: You can use https://www.jdoodle.com/execute-lua-online/

How is it done?

Outcomes

• Unknown language?
• Optimal solution?
• ChatGPT, Stack Overflow, google?

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How is it done?

It's about principles...

• DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself)
• KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
• SOLID
  • SRP (Single Responsibility Principle)
  • OCP (Open Closed Principle)
  • LSP (Liskov Substitution Principle)
  • ISP (Interface Segregation Principle)
  • DIP (Dependency Inversion Principle)

Industry

Job Titles and Levels: What Every Software Engineer Needs to Know — Holloway

https://www.levels.fyi

Industry

The tech industry is dominated by 5 big companies

Distribution of global startups by industry 2022

Industry

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-big-tech-got-even-bigger-11612587632