I wish I knew this before becoming a software engineer

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Software engineering isn’t what social media makes it seem, and the tech world is changing fast. Between AI hype, a shaky job market, and myths about frontend vs backend, there’s a lot of noise out there. In this video, I’m sharing the real lessons I’ve learned after years in the industry; things I wish someone told me before I got started.

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