Post by account_disabled on May 27, 2020 21:55:45 GMT 2
Software development is an incredibly in-demand and rewarding field to be a part of in today’s competitive job market. In fact, it was recently declared the #1 best job in the US, according to job demand, salary expectations and career reviews. The Bureau of Labor Statistics even projected a 30% employment growth in the software development field by 2026. While the demand for software developers is high, the diversity in the type of work software developers do is just as widespread. Furthermore, the more advanced your skill set is, the more opportunities you have to work in various types of software development fields/areas. Here are the 10 types of software development:
Web Development
The golden child of the current and future generations of coders, developing for the web means coding those many web-pages you browse through over your morning coffee. It’s diverse and ranges in complexity, from a <h1> “Hello World” </h1> to many dozens of interconnected files only the original developer knows how to organize.
Web development today is exploding thanks to the emergence of new web technologies and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) which let websites “plug in” to other useful features. The Web today can deliver ‘apps’ that feel native, because browsers now are so much more than a URL bar and an Ad-blocker these days. If you’re looking to get started as a web developer, check out HyperionDev’s part-time online course in Full Stack Web Development.
What you need to know: HTML, Javascript, Django, C/C++, ASP.NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rails etc.
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2. Mobile Development
This one probably was unheard of 9 years ago, but today it’s all the rage. Mobile Development could better be described as “App Development” and involves creating applications that run on mobile devices, such as iPhones, Android devices, and recently, the Windows 10 platform. Most popular OS’s are built with their own programming languages but some traditional languages are being used as well.
The versatility of mobile development allows anything from Candy Crush games, to console-like quality games in the palm of your hand. Games aren’t the only thing to focus on either; there are all sorts of apps for pretty much anything, from the ordinary, like finding a restaurant for lunch or catching up with news, to the random, such as reminding you to drink water throughout the day, or morphing your photographed face into a zombie.
What you need to know: Android, Swift (for iOS), Objective C, HTML5, Java, C#
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3. Data Science
Data is the new gold! Large data sets provide no value to anyone unless you know what to do with them. That’s where data scientists come in – they are able to find value in data just as much as the everyday person finds value in gold. In order to pull out valuable actionable insights, data scientists need to mine through and manipulate loads of data using analytical approaches. Think crunching large data sets, potentially using some cluster-computing approach, and developing a scientific application based on the findings of your data.
The applications of this are cooler than you think: it’s actually what and how machines think. Machines need large amounts of data to “learn” from, in order to ‘make their own decisions’ on given situations, and data science ensures this data is presented in the correct form to be used in AI applications. HyperionDev’s Data Science Short Course teaches you the basics of data science in Python if you’re looking to learn more.
What you need to know: C/C++, MATLAB, Python
4. Application Development
This is the “original” type of programming. These are ‘standard’ applications that perform their duties on traditional desktop operating systems, such as Windows, Mac, or Linux. It’s often considered a programme, executed on demand by the user, that opens its interface in the confines of the OS that it’s running in. Application development is basically the process of creating a computer program or set of programs that can assist the daily functionalities of the user or business.
What you need to know: Java, VB.NET, C/C++,C#, Python.
5. Back-end Development
Back-end development is the work that goes on behind the scenes to make sure the front-end program churning away does so without bringing half your computer to a standstill.
The back-end, or “server side”, of a website is where the data is stored and it usually consists of three parts: a server, an application, and a database. Back-end developers need to understand databases, as well as server programming languages and architecture. If an application keeps crashing or is mind-numbingly slow or keeps throwing errors at you, it’s likely to be a back-end issue.
Finally, database management is a prime aspect of back-end development. Database management is the backbone of any system that holds large amounts of data. Think companies’ client database, such as Facebook’s; one billion users’ details have to be organized somehow, and back-end developers make this their job.
What you need to know: Python, Java, C and C++, (my)SQL, dBase and Oracle for databases
Web Development
The golden child of the current and future generations of coders, developing for the web means coding those many web-pages you browse through over your morning coffee. It’s diverse and ranges in complexity, from a <h1> “Hello World” </h1> to many dozens of interconnected files only the original developer knows how to organize.
Web development today is exploding thanks to the emergence of new web technologies and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) which let websites “plug in” to other useful features. The Web today can deliver ‘apps’ that feel native, because browsers now are so much more than a URL bar and an Ad-blocker these days. If you’re looking to get started as a web developer, check out HyperionDev’s part-time online course in Full Stack Web Development.
What you need to know: HTML, Javascript, Django, C/C++, ASP.NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rails etc.
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2. Mobile Development
This one probably was unheard of 9 years ago, but today it’s all the rage. Mobile Development could better be described as “App Development” and involves creating applications that run on mobile devices, such as iPhones, Android devices, and recently, the Windows 10 platform. Most popular OS’s are built with their own programming languages but some traditional languages are being used as well.
The versatility of mobile development allows anything from Candy Crush games, to console-like quality games in the palm of your hand. Games aren’t the only thing to focus on either; there are all sorts of apps for pretty much anything, from the ordinary, like finding a restaurant for lunch or catching up with news, to the random, such as reminding you to drink water throughout the day, or morphing your photographed face into a zombie.
What you need to know: Android, Swift (for iOS), Objective C, HTML5, Java, C#
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3. Data Science
Data is the new gold! Large data sets provide no value to anyone unless you know what to do with them. That’s where data scientists come in – they are able to find value in data just as much as the everyday person finds value in gold. In order to pull out valuable actionable insights, data scientists need to mine through and manipulate loads of data using analytical approaches. Think crunching large data sets, potentially using some cluster-computing approach, and developing a scientific application based on the findings of your data.
The applications of this are cooler than you think: it’s actually what and how machines think. Machines need large amounts of data to “learn” from, in order to ‘make their own decisions’ on given situations, and data science ensures this data is presented in the correct form to be used in AI applications. HyperionDev’s Data Science Short Course teaches you the basics of data science in Python if you’re looking to learn more.
What you need to know: C/C++, MATLAB, Python
4. Application Development
This is the “original” type of programming. These are ‘standard’ applications that perform their duties on traditional desktop operating systems, such as Windows, Mac, or Linux. It’s often considered a programme, executed on demand by the user, that opens its interface in the confines of the OS that it’s running in. Application development is basically the process of creating a computer program or set of programs that can assist the daily functionalities of the user or business.
What you need to know: Java, VB.NET, C/C++,C#, Python.
5. Back-end Development
Back-end development is the work that goes on behind the scenes to make sure the front-end program churning away does so without bringing half your computer to a standstill.
The back-end, or “server side”, of a website is where the data is stored and it usually consists of three parts: a server, an application, and a database. Back-end developers need to understand databases, as well as server programming languages and architecture. If an application keeps crashing or is mind-numbingly slow or keeps throwing errors at you, it’s likely to be a back-end issue.
Finally, database management is a prime aspect of back-end development. Database management is the backbone of any system that holds large amounts of data. Think companies’ client database, such as Facebook’s; one billion users’ details have to be organized somehow, and back-end developers make this their job.
What you need to know: Python, Java, C and C++, (my)SQL, dBase and Oracle for databases