@Akintola_steve Developers focus on practical solutions ie apps, products and features. Engineers iterate, invent, innovate with codebases and codes. They also go deeper as they're the ones who usually end up being open source contributors, higher (and sometimes lower) level language creators.
💰 Databases by Salary Potential in 2026
❄️ Snowflake — 💵💵💵💵💵💵 Highest
🔴 Oracle — 💵💵💵💵💵💵 Highest
🐘 PostgreSQL — 💵💵💵💵💵 Very High
🟩 MongoDB — 💵💵💵💵💵 Very High
⚡ Redis — 💵💵💵💵 High
🔷 Cassandra — 💵💵💵💵 High
🐬 MySQL — 💵💵💵 Medium
🪶 SQLite — 💵💵 Local Dev Only
📋 MS Access — 🪙 Please Stop
The database you master today decides the architecture you own tomorrow.....
Which one are you building with? 👇
💰 Databases by Salary Potential in 2026
❄️ Snowflake — 💵💵💵💵💵💵 Highest
🔴 Oracle — 💵💵💵💵💵💵 Highest
🐘 PostgreSQL — 💵💵💵💵💵 Very High
🟩 MongoDB — 💵💵💵💵💵 Very High
⚡ Redis — 💵💵💵💵 High
🔷 Cassandra — 💵💵💵💵 High
🐬 MySQL — 💵💵💵 Medium
🪶 SQLite — 💵💵 Local Dev Only
📋 MS Access — 🪙 Please Stop
The database you master today decides the architecture you own tomorrow.....
Which one are you building with? 👇
If you're building an application, and you've never thought about what happens when the network disappears, you've built a beautiful piece of rubbish
The best apps in the world work in Lagos Island traffic, in a village in Kogi State, in a London tube with no signal
This thread explains exactly how to build an offline-first architecture that works anywhere, regardless of bandwidth
Save this and share it. Your team needs to read it.
@Akintola_steve Most CTOs don't code, neither do most of the upper management in a team. Product managers, Developer Relations and obviously each of the other non-developer team members.
There are diverse ways to be in tech.
Problem solving isn't just about creativity. It's about observation, repetition, curiosity, and understanding what sits beneath the surface.
That's where many great ideas begin.
I've also found that many people overestimate the size of the solution required. Some of the biggest improvements come from surprisingly small changes: removing a step, clarifying information, simplifying a workflow, or reducing friction.