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26.9 million software developers worldwide.
But only a few do more than just coding.
Here are 12 super valuable skills you should have to lead the race:
But only a few do more than just coding.
Here are 12 super valuable skills you should have to lead the race:
1. Strong communication skills
Once you become a senior developer communicating with clients is a massive part of your job.
No matter how good your technical skills are, you will not succeed if you cannot communicate with your clients.
Once you become a senior developer communicating with clients is a massive 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.
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 can create something valuable.
Build a lot of side projects to showcase your expertise easily.
Practical > Theoretical
Experience isn't sold in shops. It matters.
By having hands-on experience, you're showing that you're detail-oriented and can create something valuable.
Build a lot of side projects to showcase your expertise easily.
Practical > Theoretical
Experience isn't sold in shops. It matters.
4. Open source credentials and contributions
The open-source contribution is a great way to get noticed in today's world, where the web is taking over.
Many devs are doing this.
You making some minor contribution is the cherry on top of the cake.
The open-source contribution is a great way to get noticed in today's world, where the web is taking over.
Many devs are doing this.
You making some minor contribution is the cherry on top of the cake.
5. Creativity with Problem Solving
Creativity matters because you must be capable of creating something that isn't made.
Creativity and problem solving are the best skills for web developers to stand out easily.
Creativity matters because you must be capable of creating something that isn't made.
Creativity and problem solving are the best skills for web developers to stand out easily.
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.
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.
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 many things are coming up every day.
If you don't love what you do, It's difficult to catch up with the pace.
Having a passion for whatever you do is the best way to keep updated in your field.
Technology is changing, and many 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 also a good communicator.
They need to clearly articulate the goals of a project and how each person will play a role in achieving them.
The key to being a great leader is also a good communicator.
They need to clearly articulate the goals of a project and how each person will play a role in achieving them.
10. Become better at estimations
Improving estimation skills could be a problem that plagues your whole career.
The measure is essential for any functioning business.
Estimating the timeline and then reverse-engineering the action that needs to be taken is a life hack.
Improving estimation skills could be a problem that plagues your whole career.
The measure is essential for any functioning business.
Estimating the timeline and then reverse-engineering the action that needs to be taken is a life hack.
11. Make decisions efficiently and quickly
The ability to make quick decisions saves valuable time and allows you to create something better than the other developers working on the project.
It means that you trust yourself to make the proper judgment.
The ability to make quick decisions saves valuable time and allows you to create something better than the other developers working on the project.
It means that you trust yourself to make the proper judgment.
12. 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.
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 a valuable skill, but as you keep climbing the ladder in your career, some of the skills mentioned above play a considerable role.
Keep working on the above skills, and It will yield a good return.
Coding is a valuable skill, but as you keep climbing the ladder in your career, some of the skills mentioned above play a considerable role.
Keep working on the above skills, and It will yield a good return.
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