7 essential technical skills every software developer should have.

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🔹OOP Language (C++, Java)

This is a programming paradigm that helps you model web entities after real life objects. Here you can specify properties and methods which controls how the elements looks and behaves.

It's also very powerful and allows you to virtually anything.
🔹DATABASES AND SQL

Data are stored in databases and SQL (Structured Query language) is the language used to manage relational "tabular" databases.

It is important you know SQL, along with a database like like Oracle ,
MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL
🔹LINUX

This is the OS present in UNIX machines and allows you to work effectively. You can search files, know what's going on with the system by checking its CPU and memory usage, and perform basic and advanced tasks all with a set commands.

Very important skill to possess.
🔹IDEs (VSCode etc)

The modern IDES like Eclipse or Visual Studio Code is a very important tool for programmers.

We also have Sublime Text, Atom and for Python developers, Jupiter Notebook which is getting better and better every day.

Important you know your way around them.
🔹VERSION CONTROL (Git)

Git is a version control software used to track and manage any changes made to source code. Learning Git is an absolute must for any software developer, even if it's the basics.

It's also great to know a few things about public repos like GitHub.
🔹DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS

This is the most important skill to learn.

One deals with how you store data and the other deals with how you lay out instructions (program) for a computer to execute.
🔹COMPUTER NETWORKS

The world is becoming more and more connected and it's imperative to learn the basics of computer networking like Wi-Fis, LANs, IP addresses, VPNs etc.

This skill is a very useful one.
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