This document outlines 10 propositions for professional software development. It discusses how feedback cycles and a DevOps culture are essential. It also emphasizes that every IT professional must master the git pull request model. Other key points include shifting work left to earlier stages, adopting cloud-native principles, and automating as many processes as possible to reduce turnaround times and handle complexity. An open mindset is vital to adapt to a quickly changing ecosystem, and hybrid multi-cloud is considered the default approach.