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Is Critical Thinking the Most Important Skill for Software Engineers?

The Pragmatic Engineer

When I think back on the software engineers I looked up to, they all shared this trait where they never took anything at face value. Improving your critical thinking muscle The software engineers I looked up to, who always challenged when they did not understand something: they were all, without exception, critical thinkers.

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Asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did

The Pragmatic Engineer

The below topic was sent out to full subscribers of The Pragmatic Engineer , three weeks ago, in The Pulse #66. I have received several messages from people asking if they can pay to “unlock” this information for others, given how vital it is for software engineers.

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What is a Senior Software Engineer at Wise and Amazon?

The Pragmatic Engineer

In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. The past month, we’ve done deepdives in the newsletter on what a senior software engineer is at Big Tech , and at scaleups. Address systemic issues. at time of publication.

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Twitter’s ongoing cruel treatment of software engineers

The Pragmatic Engineer

I was really hoping to not report anything more about Twitter, and that software engineers at the company would get space to heal after the traumatic events, and to focus on building the product. Most software engineers declined the offer. To get this newsletter every week, subscribe here.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation metrics for at-scale production guardrails.

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Important Tips for Software Engineers

Knowledge Hut

If you're considering pursuing a career as a software engineer, it's an exciting field with lots of potential for growth and opportunity. But becoming a software engineer requires more than having the right degree and technical skills. Who is a Software Engineer? So, what happened?

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Importance of Software Engineering: Key Reasons

Knowledge Hut

A software engineer studies, designs, develops, maintains, and retires Software. That’s why in almost every organization, there is a need for a software engineer. And this somehow raises the importance of software engineering today. What is Software Engineering?