The profession of a programmer requires certain skills and knowledge that relate not only directly to the programming languages themselves. A good specialist must have an idea of the structure of a computer, have knowledge of the English language, be able to perform mathematical calculations and build formulas on their own.
Knowledge and understanding of terminology
There are no specific criteria that are required by any programmer. However, in order to be successful and in demand in your business, you must have certain knowledge and characteristics.
A good programmer should understand what an array, a hash table, a linked list is. The specialist will be familiar with concepts such as Fibonacci heaps, expanding trees, skip lists, AVL trees, etc. Depending on the specialization, he must be proficient in algorithms for implementing tasks, know the search procedures, selection, passing data structures, build graphs, matrices and be familiar with at least the basic principles of dynamic programming.
The most important thing is to have relevant knowledge in the field of informatics and possess a certain terminological apparatus.
The system programmer must understand the purpose of the compiler, understand the assembler, have some knowledge about virtual memory and the structure of the operating system code as a whole; he must have information about sockets, understand the operation of Internet networks and network protocols.
Level of proficiency in programming language (PL)
The programmer must have a good command of the language of the subject area in which he specializes. Knowledge of the PL assumes that you are able to use the tools available in it to solve certain problems. A successful specialist knows several programming languages and knows how to adapt the methods used to suit his tasks or his specialization.
The programmer must study the user's behavior and expect various actions and reactions from him, which must be implemented in the interface of the future program.
The knowledge of a programmer is also determined by his specialization and profile PL, as well as the tasks that he implements through him.
For example, when writing code in Java or C #, he must know the libraries used, typical programming situations. A good specialist is distinguished by the ability to avoid repetitive structures in the code and the ability to create your own programs in accordance with the problems that are solved in the developed application.
Communication skills
The programmer must be able to communicate with both customers and colleagues. Large software projects require the programmer to be able to interact and correctly express their thoughts and project concept.
Knowledge of a foreign language for a programmer allows him to study various untranslated technical documentation, of which there are a great many in the field of computer science. Also, a foreign language will allow you to communicate with foreign customers and earn more.
