The Question
Another common question that beginner programmers ask is a variation of "Can I earn money after learning [insert programming language]?" Sometimes it is phrased along the lines of "What do I need to learn to become a developer?"
How To Get The Answer
The obvious way to answer this question is to look at what the employers actually publish. You can find this in job ads. So look at job ads wherever you hope to get a job, whether in the area where you live or online. Look at several of them so that you can start noticing the commonly asked for skills and requirements. Also look at requirements from other places, so that you can see if there are possible emerging trends that may not yet be in your area.
Requirements
If you come across a requirement that is frequently asked for and you do not have it, at least familiarise yourself with it, or if possible, learn it to a point where you can use it to an extent. You can consider incorporating some of these technologies into your projects, so you can legitimately claim that you have used them, even if just in your own projects.
Evaluating Courses
Also, this knowledge will help you evaluate courses that you are considering. If a course includes a number of sought-after technologies, then it is probably better than one that teaches old or little-used or proprietary technologies.
Bottom line - look at job ads and keep familiar with the technologies in use in the modern workplace. Learn about them and if you get a chance, use them in your own projects.
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