Why the Best Engineers Know When to Say “I Don’t Know”
The Power of Admitting Uncertainty When I first started as a software engineer, I thought I had to have all the answers. Every bug, every design decision, every technical question seemed like a test I needed to pass. Admitting that I didn’t know something felt like weakness. I would often guess or make assumptions just […]
Building Confidence Through Code Reviews: Giving and Receiving Feedback Gracefully
Learning to Take Feedback When I first started working as a software engineer, code reviews intimidated me. I’d spend hours double-checking every line before hitting “submit,” hoping no one would find mistakes. Of course, they always did. My inbox would fill with comments pointing out things I missed, code I could simplify, or logic that […]