News What Makes A Good Software Developer?

[Alex Wright]

Are you looking for a career in software development? There is no denying that this can be a rewarding and exciting career, if not intense and complex. However, for those skilled in this area, design software from scratch to enable companies or individuals to enhance what they do and how they work.

A good software developer needs to have a high level of technical skills and be curious, intuitive, adaptable, and work well with guidance to help them develop their skills above and beyond what they think is possible. After all, creating something from nothing requires a level of talent not everyone possesses.

If you are pursuing a career in software development, here are a few tips to help you get the most from this career.

Practise makes perfect

Practice, practice, and then practice some more. Choose a simple coding program and work on it every day. Practice makes perfect, and the more problems you solve, the better you will get in your chosen language. Use free access sites and programs to help you get started, such as free API, to get good experience in different issues and problem-solving techniques.

Educate Yourself Constantly

You can never stop learning from your peers and knowing that you can never truly know everything. You can always learn more, do more, change things, and constantly question and analyze what you are doing to create enhanced, fully, and optimized software in the best way. Learn for your peers, read books, use online publication and software to keep pushing yourself and doing more.

Learn Your Language

Pick a language and become fluent in it. If you are looking for a more general job role, you will likely need to know a few different languages. But focussing on one until you are fluent is recommended.

If you were looking for web development, you could use a.NET language or PHP; if you wanted native mobile, you could use Android or Swift; and for object-oriented programming, you could use anything from Java, Python, Ruby, or C++.

Start Simple

There is a learning curve with everything. You might feel like you know it all, but this is when mistakes happen. Instead, choose a simple problem. Make it work. Prove it works. Then look for more complex cases. Again once you have proven, it does work and works well, and you can measure performance. You can then optimize.

Keep the Users Needs At Heart

A good software developer needs to fully understand and appreciate what the software is for and how it will be used. When designing software, approach complexity through distillation and simplicity through holistic thinking. Better software is created by focusing on the needs of the people who will use, maintain, deploy, and interact with it.

Making a career in software development requires you to always be questioning and challenging yourself, what you think is right and what is the right thing to do for maximum impact. Basically, you need to understand that your skills can always be improved, and your understanding can always be challenged to accommodate new ways of learning and new applications and developments. This will help you to be more creative to really add an edge to what you do.

 

[ChrictianBacker]

Thanks for the great advice

 

[brendag]

Love these down-to-earth tips for aspiring software developers! It's all about the daily grind, constant learning, and making user-centered magic happen. Excited to dive into the coding adventure with these insights in mind!

 

[cassiebender]

Absolutely! A career in software development demands continuous learning and adaptation. For those eager to expand their skills, working with on-demand developers can be highly beneficial. Learn more from this guide to connect with experienced professionals who can help you refine your techniques and introduce you to advanced practices in the field.

 

[Omnicopia]

Referring to the title- this is something personal for each individual. It can vary depending on what their priorities are. For example, for me, having code that can be revised in the long term is very important, which is why a developer who is well-versed in SOLID principles and programming fundamentals can be considered a good developer.

 

[Gametrek]

What is required?
0. Remember the True-True-False Tables ( Roman Tolus or something like that ?? ). Those are called dip-switches, and if else and or statements.
1. You can study math with ease.
2. You can memorize terms, and how things work with each other.
3. Not being distracted

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The truth about coding it is work ( no different then serving french-fries but not cleaning toilets ) your inside a room with a bunch of NEEEERDDSS, and many who are not fit and are literally need health correction. Not ever NEEERDD has the ability to lead a functioning life.

Your going to be sitting in front of screen all day long trying to solve problems. While it is a great feeling to make something if not anything happen, it is a terrible feeling knowing you have to correct that code AKA debugging.

Then you will look in the mirror and see your youth be taken away from you. But hey you make the money and you could give yourself some plastic surgery.

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About education ( Since I took up part computer science ).

Assembly language ( ASM ) - is as close to machine code as possible in human eyes. That being said beyond that would be C, the most popular, next to Java ( C for internet with pointers ), Java-script ( a language that is more close to ruby then Java used in HTML, Ruby ( a text markup language, which more or less is along the lines of HTML, and of course C++ ( not sure about sharp ) which is really the C language with more moves like Java, but in reality is a low-level language with high-level move-sets. All videogames are programmed in this including most of anything until....

C is a high level language, meaning it takes more moves ( think chess ), to accomplish a goal. However lets say your programming using Flash V2 or Flash V3. Within that flash you can create all the objects ( animations ) you want,
and literally use C, as if your using Python. Again C is a high level language and you need space for it to run.

Python - a language created specifically for game design. We are on Python 3 so we have to designate it so.

Go, Rust and Swift - Often used in FANG ( Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google ) operations. Reason we hear about it often
is because of FANG.

I mentioned "Ruby" but there is a thing called "Pearl" often associated with each other.

There is also front-end programming in comparison to back-end,

Flash-Builder ( need more info ) is suppose to bridge the gap between a person who makes Flash ( like SWF, ) stuff
and other platforms, via web-applications. Meaning you should be able to take any .SWF with Flash-Builder and port it to something like .APK where it should run as an android application, or ( insert OS ) program, instance, etc.

HTML5 = ( Java 64-bit ). If you know Java then you could get along with HTML5. HTML5 problem is privacy, while it has security. Meaning somebody could make a page in HTML5, and ease-drop on your activities given the permissions of your device. Like making a request to view your messages on your phone, and is why you see ads with your phone messages, or ads reflecting your choices while browsing a previous page.

If you have a device that uses HTML5 it might be a lot better in terms of energy consumption, in comparison to FLASH. Flash uses tons of resources via your resolution, if you have vector objects in FLASH over Rasta, and your
on a high-resolution it will use more resources.

HTML5 however does not run well all the time on all devices. However because it is more or less Java meaning it is easy to translate.

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More education info

1. You need to keep a 3.5 GPA depending on college. Some allow 2.5 GPA. However your resume some companies want you to put your ending GPA.
2. You can get hired without a Masters but to work for a non-for-profit is another story entirely. However colleges/schools/education places might ignore the requirements. However if a company has a union it might become a problem.
3. You need to keep up ( as with IT ) with advancements. You can do things A, but then realize doing it B way is better. They might attempt to lay-off people.
4. You need to realize that tech companies ( many private ) can lay you off, as they are start-ups and not backed by government standards.
5. In college you will be forced to take up mathematics beyond Trigonometry, You need that. You have physics ( which is where math becomes reality ) majors who are Computer programmers, as well.
6. It is a liberal-arts major. Meaning a combination of the four-subjects. In this case it is..............MATH + SCIENCE = Computer science
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You will practice and do almost anything to solve problems and realize you have no life outside your display. I studied, Graphic design, photography, theater, computer science, and honestly running into myself ( A girl named after a computer term ) AKA "For a moment there goes I" makes me realize how easy it is for a woman to move forward in her life.

You could be a linguist ( the study of language ) like Condalisa Rice from 2001 Bush II President Team who speaks many languages and on the Drop-Box team and has a great teeth in her mouth. Have more fun. Imagine spending your days as a translator. You stand up translating for people, talking between you, despite having google technologies, and translation programs on your phone. In fact we could combine those two alongside common law.

Translator + Computer Programmer ( math + Science ) + Civics = Videogame translator, Censor/localization. We just created a useful job with a useless position.

 

[Ray]

Right, it is essential to take one path and grow in one direction, but software development as a service, never stops evolving. It is also needed to learn something more, maybe something closely related to what you are already well-versed.