Software Engineering - Essential skills
When I interact with young professionals coming out of college and entering the industry these days, I see a significant positive shift from the days when we started our careers two decades ago. Most of them are clear about what they want to do with their careers; some are interested in entrepreneurship, while others want to specialize in specific streams. The biggest advantage is that they have ample resources for whichever path they choose to pursue. However, I also see many industry experts struggling to obtain the right resources and feeling at a loss on how to guide new entrants. As a mentor, these are a couple of points I emphasize to my mentees, which I believe are the most essential skills for success in the industry: 1) Strong Fundamentals: Develop a solid foundation in programming languages, algorithms, data structures, and other core computer science concepts. This forms the basis for solving complex problems efficiently. Coming from a non-computer science background, I had...