Society restricts who can design bridges or prescribe medicine, but it lets anyone market their software.

Instead of bemoaning "tech debt", explain its costs in words the business understands.

Saying no to someone higher on the org chart is safe if you first earn their trust and serve the business.

In software engineering, over-reliance on LLMs accelerates incompetence. LLMs can't replace human critical thinking.

Tech Debt becomes due swiftly and chaotically. Tech Risk is a better metaphor.

AI lets anyone write software, but it has limits. Learn when to take the gig fixing someone's AI-generated code.

LLM-generated code is like an oil spill. Real engineers will be there to mop up the mess - and collect the checks.

Some critical infrastructure runs on ancient software. Engineers should understand how software can fail.

In a competitive landscape, LLMs, like supershoes, do not result in your benefit.

LLMs are more like E-bikes. More assist makes you go faster, but provides less exercise.

There are certain skills software engineers can practice to further differentiate themselves from LLMs.