It's been almost ten years since I graduated from the Institute for Information Industry (III) and began my software career.

I've been writing code this whole time,

but my mindset and what I see have been different at each stage.

When I first started coding, my eyes were fixed only on trendy new technologies.

I went from occasionally pursuing perfection and over-engineering to learning how to choose the appropriate technology.

Then, from within the vast codebase, I began to see the requirements and the system.

And from the system, I began to see the organization and its environment.

Finally, through the repetition of daily work, I came to understand the business model and the value behind every task.