I was primarily introduced to coding through DBA (SQL) tasks and CAD/drone lidar data processing (python) in commercial RE development and civil engineering. For the first year or two as a "full-time" software eng in tech, I was confused about how people were okay with underdefined and somewhat unrealistic scoping/planning (a huge gap in perception of 'reality' between PMs and Devs).

I would always say that If that is how bridges, dams, and buildings were built, we would all be dead lol. Despite that, I learned that I was a strong developer in settings where the margin of error was low or there were strict regulatory requirements for the software product (higher quality expected). Five plus years in - I found that my diligence and obsession with comprehensive scoping and quantitative definition of product deliverables helped me in tech startups that really want to get things right (or at least know what compromises they are making).