5 Software Engineering Misconceptions That Quietly Wreck Careers

5 Software Engineering Misconceptions That Quietly Wreck Careers A lot of what passes for wisdom in software is just slogans nobody bothered to question — and every one of them falls apart the moment you check the actual history of our industry. In this video I walk through five myths that drive bad bets, bad processes, and bad career decisions: 00:00 — Most of what you "know" is wrong 00:59 — #1 Open standards always win (Spring vs. Servlets, XMPP vs. WhatsApp) 01:40 — #2 Open source is morally superior (Chromium, Android, and the gratitude trap) 03:05 — #3 You didn't price in the sunset (Google's graveyard, AngularJS, abandoned npm) 03:45 — #4 Scrum good, waterfall evil (it's a cost calculation, not a morality play) 04:56 — #5 Your skills will stay relevant (jQuery, Flash, Exchange admins…) 05:34 — Why AI is collapsing two of these timelines at once The fifth one is the most dangerous — and AI is making it worse, faster. By the end you'll see why your current skill stack might be on a much shorter clock than you think, and which beliefs are worth auditing before they cost you a decade. If you want more first-principles takes on where the industry is actually heading, subscribe - the rest of the channel is built for exactly that. #softwareengineering #programming #ai #techcareers #opensource #scrum