IT on Siva's Journal

Coding Was Never The Bottleneck - Really???

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:59:17 +0530

There is a phrase making the rounds in the age of AI coding agents:

“Coding was never the bottleneck.”

It sounds profound.

And it contains a grain of truth.

In many software projects, writing code is not the biggest obstacle. You can spend weeks figuring out what to build, why to build it, who the users are, what the requirements actually mean, how the business model works, and how the system should fit into the existing ecosystem.

Builders, Preachers, and Talkers

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:59:17 +0530

Spend enough time in the software industry and you start noticing a pattern.

There are people who build things.

There are people who teach people how things should be built.

And then there are people who mostly talk about the things the first two groups build and teach.

I call them Builders, Preachers, and Talkers.

These aren’t job titles. A person can move between these roles. Someone can be a Builder on Monday and a Preacher on Friday. And, of course, someone can occasionally be all three.

Tales of IT: Don't Let Silence Be Misread

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:59:17 +0530

Suraj had joined the company only three days ago.

Like most newcomers, he was still figuring out where the meeting rooms were, which coffee machine actually worked, and how long it would take before people stopped introducing themselves with their job titles.

That afternoon, he walked into the cafeteria carrying a tray and looking for an empty seat.

“Hey, new guy!” someone called out.

When Idealist Software Architect Meet Reality

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:59:17 +0530

My name is Vishwas. I am a software architect. I recently joined this new organization. Actually, they hired me because they were impressed with my work in the tech community.

It seems they are going to get a big client project soon, and they want to make sure that the project is successful. I am also excited to work on this project.

Oh yeah, Indian Software Developers Code Sucks!!!

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:59:17 +0530

In India, there is a news channel called TVx. Whenever they don’t have any other interesting news to grab people attention, they start telecasting their all-time favorite programs like Is the world is going to end in 2048? or Is Mayan’s prediction about world ending is right? or Is IT employees are suffering from psychological problems? etc.

In the same way, some websites keep writing articles like Code produced by Indians is bad quality or The Indian programmer myth etc for every 6 months. The 2020 Q4 edition is released, grab while it is hot!