The Nakli Techie Manifesto
nakli (नकली): fake, not the real thing.
Not everyone can become a great engineer.
But a great engineer can come from anywhere.
You don't need a CS degree. You don't need to understand Kubernetes. You don't need to know what a Docker pod is 😆, or pretend you do.
You need an idea and the bias for action to see it through.
This is the GenAI age. The machine will handle the code. You handle the vision. The only thing between you and something that works is the willingness to start and the stubbornness to keep going.
Some people build for the craft. Some build for the money. Most build for both, and there is no shame in either. The only thing that matters is that you build.
So build the thing. Ship the file. See what happens.
Anyone can build.
Let's cook.