How can software developers prepare for the future?

The software development field is somewhat similar to the stock market. To avoid falling to the street and begging, You have to predict the development direction of things. Unfortunately, like the stock market, it is impossible to predict the technical direction. Before the crash of blackberry, no one could think of its current end. There are also Silverlight and flash, both of which are intended to fall out of the field. How can software developers avoid such disasters and are sure they are ready for the future?

Select a broad and solid basic direction

The most reliable way to ensure a bright future for software developers is to avoid thorough bias and lay a broad and solid career Foundation. Many technologies are fashionable, but there are always some technologies that are more time-tested, such as C or C ++ languages that have been around for a long time and are still in use. Javascript is another great technology with a solid foundation. It can be used for programming on any platform, including mobile, web, and even embedded systems. In particular, you need to improve general technologies rather than special technologies. Having common skills is the core soul of writing good code during software development.

Keep an eye on the latest trends

We cannot accurately predict the future, but we can see the trend through some indicators. It is always a good idea to focus on trends and hot topics. On websites such as Hacker News and pro git, new technologies are often discovered. The developer conference and technical salon are also channels to find new trends.

Continuous learning

The most solid way to ensure that the technology is not outdated is to learn new technologies, expand knowledge, and improve existing technologies. As software developers, they should get used to lifelong learning and make a plan to have a fixed learning time every day or every week. Learn how to learn to improve learning efficiency and make learning a more interesting experience. Self-study is an important weapon to survive in the ever-changing technological world.

Remember, nothing in the world is born out of thin air. New technologies and new programming languages will emerge, but they are all the changes or combinations of existing technologies or programming languages. The more you know, the more you will be able to associate new things and greatly reduce the amount of new learning.

Willing to change and adjust

It is really easy to stick to what is known and ignore development, but no one can stop the future. We 'd better give up resisting the trend and learn to change and adjust it.

If you are always superstitious about a technology, the last harm will be more than help. I gradually realized that the strong winds should bend down-those standing on the earth will eventually be broken like a reed.

 

Reprinted from: http://www.csdn.net/article/2014-06-24/2820358

 

China software developer Survey Report 2014: http://www.csdn.net/article/2014-07-02/2820493

 

How can software developers prepare for the future?