Why Software Engineering is hard

Ex-Google Tech Lead explains what makes software engineering hard. Learn new concepts each day in computer science, math, science, and algorithms at http://brilliant.org/techlead (first 200 get 20% off premium). Every extraordinary programmer will need to master 5 unique skills. There is a lot more to being a software engineer than just knowing how to code up a white-boarding question or memorizing a few stupid algorithms and data structures. These are skills that schools don't teach, and will take most people an entire career to finally get good at. I outline the requirements here, and all the complexities and hidden challenges of software engineering. Let me know your thoughts and what you think makes software engineering difficult. Would love to hear. Join ex-Google/ex-Facebook engineers in my new coding interview training program here. http://techinterviewpro.com/ Here are 80+ whiteboard coding sessions: https://coderpro.com/ (20% off now, limited time) » Sign up for my free daily coding interview practice: http://dailyinterviewpro.com/ » Get 2 free stocks on WeBull when you deposit $100 (valued up to $1400): https://act.webull.com/k/S4oOH2yGOtHk/main » It's coffee time! Get your own "TechLead French Press" coffee maker: https://amzn.to/2ODJvdd » Official TechLead T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/techleadstore » All the gear I'm using: http://amazon.com/shop/techlead » My chair and desk are from Autonomous: http://bit.ly/2WZsvBe » Party up: http://instagram.com/techleadhd/ http://twitter.com/techleadhd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickshyu/ #techlead