5 Uncomfortable Truths About Software Engineering

If you want to become a software developer, then you need to know what it is really like. In this video, I cover 5 uncomfortable truths that companies and other developers aren't telling you about software engineering. 📝 Video Transcript: https://www.alexhyett.com/hard-truths-about-software-engineering/ 📨 Free Newsletter: https://www.alexhyett.com/newsletter/ — Join my free weekly newsletter for advice, technology and more ❤️ Support my channel: https://www.alexhyett.com/supporters/ — Say thanks by buying me a coffee or becoming a loyal supporter. 🎓 Courses: https://www.alexhyett.com/courses/ — Like the way I teach? You might like my courses too! 👨‍💻 All Code: https://git.alexhyett.com/alexhyettdev/youtube-code — Links to all the code for my YouTube videos can be found here. ⏳ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - Expert? 01:29 - Burnout is not just a game 02:28 - Diversity 03:32 - Social Skills 04:19 - Perfect? 🔗 SOCIAL LINKS 🐘 Mastodon — https://social.alexhyett.com/@alex 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhyett/ ☁️ Bluesky — https://bsky.app/profile/alexhyett.com 🧑‍💻 WHO AM I I’m Alex, a Software Developer and YouTube working in the UK. I make videos about software development to help developers with the skills they need to be senior developers. As well as this YouTube Channel, I also write articles on my website (https://alexhyett.com) as well as write a regular newsletter that contains some thoughts to help aspiring developers. #coding #programming #developer