-Applied direction. These are specialists involved in the development and implementation of software necessary for the normal functioning of organizations. Usually they are narrow-profile, for example, 1C specialists. The range of their responsibilities includes updating, customizing and finalizing programs for the individual needs of employees, the specifics of the company.

 

-Systemic direction. These are specialists who develop operating systems, interfaces, distribute databases, control the operation of networks. This is the rarest type of programming and the most difficult. System specialists are always in demand.

 

 

-Web. These are specialists who work with global networks, for example, the Internet. Development of interfaces, dynamic sites, their element. This specialization is especially popular in recent years - the era of the development of the Internet.

 

✔ Demand. The labor market for programmers is growing due to the digitalization of all spheres of public life. Online education, telemedicine, Internet of Things (IoT), even agriculture cannot do without IT specialists now.

 

 

✔ Challenging tasks and creativity. What does a programmer do at work? Writes code, tests, checks for vulnerabilities, rewrites code. However, the end result of the coding is a working program with different purposes. Some programmers create games. Others program robots. Still others make a useful application for Android. The fourth is creating an aggregator that will collect all the tickets of the world's airlines into one service for booking air tickets. Diverse, isn't it? And when the product starts to work properly, the programmer feels joy, like the character of Papa Carlo, who cut a living boy out of a wooden log.

✔ Ability to work remotely and free schedule. Programmers are a caste of people who are not subject to strict office rules. To maintain creativity and performance, they are allowed to work from home and come to work later. And, if you don't already know, the best offices are owned by IT companies. Take a look at Google, Microsoft, Yandex and Mail.Ru.

 

✔ Career growth in Russia and abroad. There are no geographic boundaries for programming. First, many Russian specialists work remotely on foreign projects. Secondly, it is much easier for an IT professional with excellent knowledge of English to move to Silicon Valley (more precisely to call it Silicon Valley) than, for example, an accountant, lawyer or civil engineer who will have to study the specifics of the profession in a particular country ...

✔ Sedentary lifestyle. Without physical activity during non-working hours, a programmer risks spending most of his salary on doctors. Eyesight and musculoskeletal system are especially affected.

✔ Rapid obsolescence of knowledge. The programmer needs to constantly learn. Programming is developing rapidly, so a programmer must read specialized magazines and Internet resources, get new knowledge and certificates in courses. Otherwise, his value as a specialist in the labor market will fall.