The global software developers population is expected to reach 28.7 million by 2024.
These are 11 super valuable skills you should have to lead the race.
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1. Strong communication skills
Once you become a senior developer communicating with clients is a huge part of your job.
No matter how good your technical skills are, you will not succeed if you cannot communicate with your clients.
2. Ability to present ideas
You may know how to make an excellent website, but if you cannot effectively show your ideas, you will never be able to go forward.
You will be able to give people what they want.
3. Hands-on experience
By having hands-on experience, you're showing that you're detail-oriented and able to create something valuable.
Build a lot of side projects to showcase your expertise easily.
Practical > Theoretical
4. Open source credentials and contributions
In today's world where the web is taking over, the open-source contribution is a great way to get noticed.
There are many few devs doing this, you making some minor contribution is the cherry on top of the cake.
5. Creativity with Problem Solving
Creativity matters because it is very important that you have a developer that is capable of creating something that has not yet been created.
Creativity and problem solving are the best skills for web developers to easily stand out.
6. Technical know-how with code
know multiple programming languages.
You can jump into any programming language or solve any problem if you are clear with the fundamentals.
7. Time Management skills
No matter which industry you are this is an evergreen skill to have.
Do time tracking it will help you understand your strength and weakness.
You can then work according to it.
8. Love for your field of work
Having a passion for whatever you do is the best way to keep updated in your field.
Technology is changing and a lot of things are coming up every day, If you don't love what you do, It's difficult to catch up with the pace.
9. Leadership role
The key to being a great leader is to also be a good communicator.
They need to be able to clearly articulate the goals of a project and how each person will play a role in achieving them.
10. Make decisions efficiently and quickly
The ability to make quick decisions not only saves valuable time but allows you to create something better than the other developers working on the project.
It means that you trust yourself to make the right judgment.
11. Be a good feedback giver
Giving feedback to your teammates is an art, not everybody does it well.
It can do wonders to your team if the right message is conveyed at the right time.
TL;DR
Coding is definitely a useful skill, but as you keep climbing the ladder in your career some of the above-mentioned skills play a huge role.
Keep working on the above skills, It will yield a good return.
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