Introduction
If you’re someone who is learning to program and is in software development, but always wonder, what more you need to know. In this article, you will get to know the 10 most important things every programmer should know about.
Version Control System
Git is the version control system used to store and collect all the code. It is the online place where programmers show their code and get to know about others. Here, people can collaborate on the same project and push down their merges. So, you should learn about git and GitHub.
Text Editor Softwares
When programmers are writing your code they need to have some inbuilt code and snippets to save time for writing the same boilerplates again and again. It is where text editors come into the role. They have inbuilt code templates that help you a lot. Some of the popular text editors are VS Code, Sublime Text, Atom, Notepad++, etc.
Integrated Development Environment
It is the environment needed to compile your code, so you don’t need a separate compiler required for this purpose. Some famous IDEs are Sublime Text, Codeblocks, etc.
SQL vs NoSQL
The data which we surf are of two types. The first is organized data and, the other is unorganized data. So to manage the organized data we prefer the SQL or Mysql database management system, else we prefer a NoSQL database management system. So this is common and needed. Every programmer should know about it.
Windows vs Linux vs Mac OS
Like the various database management systems, there are many operating systems. For example- Windows which is used by almost everyone, and Linux by a few. It is because Linux is somewhat complicated to use, as it is more machine friendly and close to assembly language or machine language. Software Developers should know about the operating systems. Some famous OS is Windows, Unix, Mac OS.
"There's Always A Scope Of Improvement"
Microsoft Tools
However, MS Tools should be known to all no matter he/she is a programmer or not as they provide so many benefits to organize your data and sort the data in the way you want. You can use MS Sheets to prepare the charts and many table-related documents. You can even use MS Powerpoint to design the presentations for presenting to the clients. You need to be aware of these tools.
Programming Language
To interact with the computer systems, you should know the programming languages like C, C++, Python, java, javascript, etc. As machines can not understand the human language, therefore, we translate the English language into a machine code. It is like this so machines can be operated according to our will. We can be relieved with the work. Thus, every software developer should know at least one programming language thoroughly.
Network layers
There is a model called as OSI model, which is very important and should be known by every programmer. This model explains how our data travels across the various stages and how the layers are maintained.
Data Structures & Algorithms
Once you are done with commanding the programming language, you should hurdle yourself with data structures and various algorithms to solve the hardest problems. DSA helps to get your way to solve programming problems. It is something every programmer should learn by heart.
Scripting Language
The scripting language makes it easy to create tools and scripts to solve common problems in the programming world. Computer science graduates and all people who want to become Programmers or want to go into Software Development or Web Development can use this list to find out about things, tools, and skills to become successful programmers.
Conclusion
That’s all about the things to be aware of. I hope you have a good idea. You can check out the other articles to learn other concepts. Thank you!
: By – Shashwat Agrawal
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