Software developers are the creative minds that work behind the scenes of all the computer programs by implementing all their technical skills. The software they create facilitates user-specific tasks on computer devices. You will find some developers who work focusing on a particular program or app,
and the others focus on creating massive networks that power other programs. Software developers can be classified into two broad categories that include- applications software developers and systems software developers.
What are the two main types of software developers?
The applications software developers design computer or mobile applications, focusing on customer needs. They need to gain an in-depth understanding of customer needs and develop software solutions while ensuring high-performance and modifying codes and programs as per the requirements.
The systems software developers work on operating systems-level software, network distribution software, and compilers. It mainly comprises designing enterprise solutions, that can involve software development for medical, military, industrial, aerospace, communications, scientific, business, and general computing apps.
What are the responsibilities of a web developer?
Depending on the organization a software developer is working with, the developer has to analyze the user needs thoroughly and then get on with creating, testing, and developing the software to solve a problem, or make processes/ life/ work easier for the intended users.
The web developers need to create diagrams and models for instructing programmers how to write the code after the developers have mapped out the design, created flowcharts, and drafted out every step of the entire process.
- Research, design, implementation, and monitoring of software programs.
- Test and evaluation of newly developed software programs.
- Identification of the areas that require modifications within the existing programs and implementation of such changes.
- Writing and implementation of efficient codes.
- Determination of operational practicality.
- Development of quality checking and quality assurance procedures.
- Deployment of software tools, processes, and metrics.
- Maintenance and upgradation of existing systems.
- Training software users.
- Working in unison with other developers, UX designers, business analysts, and system analysts.
- Documentation of every development process for future reference.
