# Trading is Just Software Engineering in Disguise

Introduction When I first started learning trading, I thought it was all about charts, indicators, and predicting the market. I was wrong. Trading is actually one of the most interesting real-world systems problems you can work on as a developer. It’s not about predicting the future. It’s about building a system that survives uncertainty. Think Like a Developer, Not a Gambler In software, we don’t aim for perfection. We aim for robust systems under imperfect conditions. The same applies to tradi