Introduction Mark Zuckerberg recently made headlines by stating that college “isn’t preparing you for the jobs that you need” and is instead leaving graduates “starting off in this big hole” of debt. As controversial as it sounds, he’s not alone. Tech executives, employers, and educators are beginning to echo the same thought — college degrees…

1. Introduction: The Paradox of Productivity in Software Development In software development, writing more code often feels like progress. Many developers judge productivity by the number of lines they write. The more code, the better the developer — or so the myth goes. But this mindset is misleading. Real productivity is not about volume. It’s…