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Discussion on: The Five Pillars of a Successful Career in Software

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Justin Lam

Another thing to add is to understand the business’ goals and purpose. Too often software engineers think their value comes from the code that is produced. Real value comes from the effect of the code, either to generate money, make some progression to the field or industry through innovation or fixing a problem. So to succeed where you are is to also learn the business where you.