SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

This book explains the software developer role, including the relevant skills and competencies you will need. Discussion of popular programming languages is covered, as well as tools and techniques of the trade. Career progression tips and software developer case studies round off the book

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: CLARKE, JILL.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTIT 2019
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Appendix: TL
  • DR
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Useful Websites
  • Endnotes
  • Index
  • Back Cover
  • 6. Career Progression for the Software Developer
  • How do you get your first developer role?
  • Interviews
  • Continuing professional development (CPD) for developers
  • Moving up the ladder: where next for developers?
  • Summary
  • 7. Case Studies: Developers in their Own Words
  • Case study 1: Learning a new programming language
  • Case study 2: A day in the life of a UX engineer
  • Case study 3: The road to being an experienced developer
  • Case study 4: How I became a web developer
  • Case study 5: The enterprise software developer
  • Case study 6: The graduate's journey
  • Summary
  • 3. The Role of Software Developer
  • What types of industry or sector do developers work in?
  • What do developers do to create products?
  • Skills
  • Software developer responsibilities
  • Interface and dependencies
  • Summary
  • 4. Programming Languages
  • Development practices
  • The languages
  • Summary
  • 5. Tools, Methods and Techniques
  • The development environment
  • DevOps
  • UX/UI design and prototyping
  • The continuous practices: integration, delivery and deployment
  • Test driven development (TDD)
  • Behaviour driven development (BDD)
  • Summary
  • Front Cover
  • Half-Title Page
  • BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • A rose by any other name
  • programmer, developer, software engineer, app builder, coder
  • Skills and competencies, frame of reference
  • Summary
  • 2. Overview of Software Development in Context
  • The business context
  • Applications, apps, websites, embedded software, operating systems
  • The world of software development
  • Summary