Tips to Become a Successful Software Developer for Beginners - SrijibDutta/srijiblog GitHub Wiki

Software developers are in great demand today — a wide range of jobs, high pay, and thousands of implementation opportunities. It is possible to become a successful programmer even if you have no practical experience and your understanding of programming is very vague. However, while pursuing such a career you shouldn’t rely on luck. To become a successful and well-paid developer, you need to invest lots of time and energy. Where to begin to program, what to pay attention to, and what algorithm to follow to learn and build a career? In this article, you can learn more.

#1 Choose a Programming Language

Your choice of a programming language should be based on the type of software you want to develop. You would need different technologies and set of skills for developing an Australian online casino, an eCommerce platform or an enterprise software. If you have already chosen the field of development, choose among the following languages: • For frontend development: JavaScript • For backend data-sync development: Python • For game development: C++, C#, and Java • For android application development: Java • For iOS application development: Swift You need to learn variables, data types, and functions — this is the basis of the code. Learn to use the development environment for writing and debugging code — it will simplify programming and point out errors.

Study the reference books and language specifications, which are the primary documents about the programming language and from which you can learn detailed information about it: the possibilities of the language and examples of use. It’s interesting that language skills are more important than math skills while learning to code.

#2 Learn Math

The data scientist will need it most of all — he requires knowledge of mathematics, linear algebra, probability theory, and statistics, as well as knowledge of time-series analysis. The rest of the programmers need only a knowledge of mathematics at the 11th-grade level, the ability to develop their formulas, and understand why they need a recipe and what it does.

Develop mathematical thinking — it helps to keep more information in your head, look for solutions to problems and identify correlations.

#3 Come Up With a Pet Project

A pet project is a project you can do for yourself in your spare time. It will help pump up your skills. You will have a project for your portfolio and also a practical application or website. You can come up with something new or improve what already exists.

#4 Secure an Internship or a Job

Look for internships or jobs that are willing to consider people without experience. It's good if the company will assign you a more experienced developer who will check the code and tell you how to fix bugs. If the company is small, you will have to learn on your own: googling, asking questions on forums, and in professional chat rooms. Either way, you will get real experience.

#5 Join Communities and Be the Active Member

Attend professional events like meetups and conferences. You can listen to lectures from experienced developers and learn new things to apply later in your work.

Such events allow you to form professional connections and get acquainted with professionals from the IT sphere. Develop Your Own Strategy on How to Become a Successful Developer So what does it take to become a good developer? • First of all, you need to study long and hard. The field is too progressive to be able to relax in it. • Secondly you need to understand the projects you are leading thoroughly. • Thirdly you need to develop not only technical skills but also communication skills to interact with everyone involved in the project. If you know exactly what you want to build in this particular industry, don't give up — believe in yourself, pump up your skills and keep moving towards your goal.