Software Engineering

Engineering judgment - thoughtful decisions - quality code.

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• Making architectural or design decisions
• Evaluating trade-offs between approaches
• Determining appropriate level of thoroughness
• Assessing when code needs refactoring
• Deciding when to ask vs proceed independently
• Balancing speed, quality, maintainability

NOT for: mechanical tasks, clear-cut decisions, following explicit instructions

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