Programmer

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A programmer job is to write, test, debug and maintain a set of instruction (programs), that computers follow to be able to perform its functionality. Programmers work in variety of settings such as information technology departments, software companies, governmental and private sectors. The purpose of programming is to create a program, that produces a certain desired behaviour. The process of writing source code often requires expertise in many different subjects, including knowledge of the application domain, specialized algorithms, and formal logic. In most of countries having a license is not required to work as a programmer but usually professional certifications are held by programmers. When a design is complete it is job of a programmer to convert the design into a logical series of instructions that the computer can perform its goal. Depending on the goal of the program, instructions can be written in many different programming languages, like C++, java script, PHP and etc. For example, Java script is being used for frontend web and PHP for backend web and business application or C# for windows application. Nowadays programmer’s job title is usually referred to the programming languages that they know and work on, for example Java programmer, database programmer or web developer.

Types of computer programmers

There are 4 main type of programmers as follow:

1: Computer Hardware Programmer

These programmer write instructions in a specific machine language that computer machines can understand and perform as expected, for example these instructions will make the computer to know what should happen when you type on keyboard, click or move mouse. They also write code that user can use a computer, it means that these instruction make a computer useable and connect all hardware to work as a whole and work toward a specific goal. Computer hardware programmers are also involved in researching, designing, developing, and testing computer equipment.

2:Web Developer

Web developers design, create and modify websites and web application found on internet. They are the programmers that dictates what a user can see or is able to do when visits a website. Web developers are responsible for look of website, how it performs, content, capacity and backend of websites. Most common Web languages are : HTML, JavaScript and WordPress.

3:Software developers

Sofware developers design and manages programming functions. Software developers also develop, design, create, and modify programs that run the operating systems for computers, networks and even smartphones. In a nutshell, a software developer's goal is to optimize operational efficiency by designing customized software.

4:Database Developers

Database developers are the people who are responsible for creating and implementing computer databases. They will analyze the data needs of a company and then produce an effective database system to meet those needs. They will also test database programs for efficiency and performance and troubleshoot and correct any problems that come up. Governments, banks, car dealerships, e-commerce businesses, all need specialized business systems and rely on their databases and the database developers who customize and revise them.