One of the trends I find most disturbing in business over the last few years is the nonchalant passing of the buck on hard business problems, down the food chain to software engineers.

The Silicon Valley mantra of "software can change the world!" has infected every corner of our lives but frequently people misinterpret this as "software can solve anything! (so I don't have to)".

Software engineers also tend to eagerly say "yes" to solving every problem with code, when sometimes a problem just can't be solved with code. Thus compounding the issue.

I'd argue that many of the macro problems in our world right now stem from this cycle.

My PSA to all devs - if someone asks you to patch a major business problem with software, push back. Sometimes a puzzle to solve, isn't your puzzle to solve. Send it back up the food chain. You don't have to say yes to everything.