Don’t be a Programmer but Problem Solver
Published: 2021-08-17 14:26:36

 


This is a technology error where businesses and companies are trying to out-use each other through online traffic. For effective production, a company needs to acquire skilled software developers, database managers, and software engineers.  Almost every organization has an IT department to market their name. So, don't worry, the market is ready to absorb you.

When you get hired, they don’t know much about your skills. Managers and business owners don’t want your HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or react code. What they need is quality and interactive software for their business. With all the skills you have acquired, no one will appreciate them unless your product has some positive attributes in the business.

Junior programmers, I being one of them, will write many lines of codes compared to experienced developers. We always want to come up with complex designs or software. That’s wrong! Wrong!. AS a developer, focus on creating simple designs which help users to perform their tasks.

Programmers are never appreciated when their software or mobile apps sell a lot. The CEO who hired you is the only person who can supplement your salary when such moment occurs. Therefore, make an effort to write a good, maintainable code that solves specific problems for your organization. Offer more than the salary you receive.

While you are a developer, doesn’t mean you depend on employment. Look into your society for the daily problems that people face. Then come up with a good idea on how to solve that pandemic. But keep in mind that an idea is simple while in your head, but implementing it is another problem. Put your idea into a runnable software. Then, advertise it to the specific congregation who need it.

It's all about being productive rather than bragging about your technical skills. We have hundreds of developers who have all the skills but cannot solve complex tasks. That’s where senior developers emerge. When you can listen to customers or non-technical teams and convert their desires into functional software. That is the moment you become indistinguishable from other programmers.

Believe it or not, it’s a difficult task to be between the technical and non-technical teams. Some qualified software developers end up changing their roles to business analysts. If you are a company offering Software as a Service, then business analysts have a bigger role. Understanding the needs of clients, coming up with a design, then dividing the task into the technical group.

After that, you need to choose the best programming language or framework to use. It's harmful to use any tool without realizing the end goal of the software. Try to be the default user of something you want to build. Assuming you are the end-user, how is it satisfying you? How do you see the design and function before implementing it? What about the memory and loading time?

But you don’t have to do everything perfectly. Writing programs is sometimes difficult? Coding in general is difficult. Try your best to write quality software that can attract end-users. Every day, make sure you improve your technical skills. Then change these skills into a useful product.