https://d987a5c4.blog-715.pages.dev/tags/self-reflection/ Recent content in Self Reflection on Eslam Hamouda Hugo en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://d987a5c4.blog-715.pages.dev/posts/2025/a-decade-in-software-engineering/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://d987a5c4.blog-715.pages.dev/posts/2025/a-decade-in-software-engineering/ <p>Ten years ago, I graduated with a computer science degree (June 2015), ready to start my career. It feels like a lifetime ago, but also like it was just yesterday. Looking back on the last decade, I&rsquo;m surprised by how much has changed, not just in technology, but in me. This is a story about that journey.</p> <p>My first real taste of the industry was a short-term project right out of college. We were building a new tool for interactive online presentations. It was then I hit my first major wall: the huge gap between what you learn in school and what it takes to get something working in the real world.</p>