Calling All Web Developers: Here’s How You Can Become Successful In 2022
No one grows up becoming a website developer without studying and practising. Developers have gone through a lot of lessons, experiences and have made various mistakes.
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
— Winston S. Churchill
To become a great website developer, you need to know and learn the life of a website developer.
1. Learn the essential programming languages
The first thing you need to know is, website developers, have learnt and practised various programming languages.
Top programming languages website developers use are Python and Java.
Programming languages website developers use have similarities, learn it
Similarities of common programming languages are
- You don’t learn the language, you learn its framework.
- They perform actions in a repeated manner.
- They store temporary values/variables.
- Some reuse code such as functions.
- They perform an arithmetical or logical operation on the information in memory.
- They require a basic knowledge of Mathematics.
- They store and retrieve information from memory.
2. Website developers have made tons of mistakes
Like they say Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.
Most website developers made mistakes during their beginning stage and a few are still make these mistakes, so learn from these mistakes, a few mistakes developers have made are
· Writing code without planning.
· Writing an invalid syntax.
· Using the wrong data structures.
· Not writing tests for your code.
· Using the wrong data tools.
· Misunderstanding a code.
· Overcomplicating things.
· Not backing up your progress.
3. What do great website developers have in common?
- They all have a positive attitude.
- They are skilled in time and task management.
- They have broad knowledge and experience in various programming languages.
- They are team players.
- They have excellent communication skills.
- They never stop learning.
4. What kind of developer are you?
· The newcomer who has absolutely no idea what he/she is doing.
· The one who is always looking for an easy way out.
· The one who wants to learn just one programming language.
· The one who wants to learn it all but isn’t taking the right steps.
· The one who leads and teaches other developers the way.
· The one who knows learning never stops and keeps on learning.
The best kind of developers are the ones who teach, lead and never stop learning, choose to be the best kind of developer.
Conclusion
To be a website developer, you need to learn the programming languages, you will also make mistakes and learn from them, you have to learn and embody the characteristics of a developer and start learning and practicing.
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About the Author: Esther Ilori
Esther Ilori has been a content writer since 2017 and she currently works as a digital marketing manager at WayMaker Digital. She brings her years of experience to her current role where she is dedicated to educating and inspiring the world on how to effectively use content writing and digital marketing in various companies, careers and to achieve various goals. Links to her published articles can be found here. You can find Esther on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
