Danger: Snakes in Software Development & Business

In extreme terms: there are 2 types of Snakes that are extremely dangerous — for both Software Engineers and Businessmen.

Types of Snakes

🐍 Highly Venomous Snake

Highly Venomous Snake → kills quickly

decisions that cause immediate damage — fast and lethal.

examples:

  • Business decisions without data validation
  • Uncontrolled scope creep

🐍 Constricting Snake

Constricting Snake → kills slowly

problems that grow slowly but surely — by the time you realize it, it’s already too late.

examples:

  • Choosing the wrong tech stack from the very beginning
  • Technical Debt that keeps piling up

The Result in the end:

  • Wasted resources: time, energy, mind, money
  • A system that becomes increasingly harder to maintain

Be Wary of Snakes

Software Engineers and Businessmen must be extremely careful:

the type of Danger that kills immediately — Snake Venom the type of Danger that destroys slowly — the Constricting Snake.

Recognize the type of Snake early, before it’s too late.