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Alexander Zingman
Alexander Zingman

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Become a Successful Software Developer - 5 Tips

There's always a market for good developers, but it takes more than a coding bootcamp or a CS degree to land your dream job at a new company with the best technology and the best setup. Successful Software Developer are always learners, curious people, and creative problem solvers who are not only interested in their skills, but in the world around them.

Of course, these features are less effective. So what specifically describes the elite developed by the masses? Here are some tips to help you get started.

1. Don't present yourself as a liar.

Gone are the days when job seekers could convince future employers by selling themselves as "C# developers" or "Java experts". In today's technology environment, it must be simple and developers must remain language independent. Yes, everyone is more interested and unique in some areas than others, but the key is to organize those concepts into strong, non-restrictive ones.

Employers want engineers to learn new skills and learn skills. Working well on GitHub is a great way to achieve this.

2. Understand the basics

How to learn a programming language is different from learning. Being able to identify problems and see aesthetic solutions is essential to being a good developer. Algorithms are fundamental problems, and no matter how difficult the solution, developers must be able to draw diagrams on white paper and explain them to staff in English. You will have plenty of time to master the framework, language, and tools, but any issues must be resolved first. Base-broadening makes it easier to identify similarities. For example, you can learn much easier after learning others if you know that JavaScript and PHP are bilingual with first class.

3. Excellent academic standards. Better to learn simple words

Frameworks come and go, and some frameworks are as popular as Ruby on Rails. And while Rails may be suitable for most large sites, its sometimes easier to operate, lighter than Sinatra or Volt can save you time by providing more than enough functionality. By learning Ruby or a language, developers can compare projects more easily.

4. Divided into several stages

It's debatable whether you can still be a full-fledged developer. However, the rise of DevOps culture and the expansion of platform-based service (PaaS) solutions such as Heroku and Amazon's Elastic Beanstalk have bridged the differences between consumers and the server. Tasks such as delivering new features to the server are not performed by a few experts as most can be done by cloud services. Familiarizing yourself with a few is a good idea.

At the same time, PaaS is no exception to the lack of easy understanding of the operating system core. Just because it's automated doesn't mean it can't be broken. And when a problem does arise, it's best to have someone who can identify and fix the problem.

5. Know where the technology is going

Choosing a particular option is like betting on the future of technology. Being the designer of the mainframe 15 years ago will be seen briefly. Just like today, being president has the power to end.

Consider where technology is heading. Currently, special language platforms like Swift are growing in popularity, but as applications become more web-based, Swift may be phased out in areas such as mobile game development and all conversions to HTML5 and other languages ​​on all platforms.

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