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Demonstrate software engineering fundamentals

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This interview question evaluates engineering fundamentals, trade-offs, examples, pitfalls, and operational implications in a realistic interview setting. A strong answer for Demonstrate software engineering fundamentals states assumptions, handles edge cases, explains trade-offs, and shows how to validate the result clearly.

Explain core software engineering fundamentals across tools and languages: (

  1. Describe a Git feature workflow using branches, pull requests, and when to use rebase vs. merge; (
  2. Explain Docker images, containers, and Dockerfiles, plus techniques to reduce image size and manage secrets; (
  3. In Python, compare virtual environments with containers and discuss dependency pinning; (
  4. In C++, explain RAII, move semantics, and const-correctness with simple examples.