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Development Tools and Best Practices

By , About.com Guide

Having the right development tools for your project is half the battle. You should focus on tools that offer you the most flexibility possible. Reviewing best practices will also save you time in the long run and, most likely, someone has already figured out a solid process for whatever programming task you are working on. It just takes a little time and patience. Let's not reinvent the wheel.
  1. Development Tools
  2. Best Practices
  3. User Experience
  4. Career Development

Development Tools

A deep dive into the of the most popular development tools on the market. The focus will be on the tools that make you more efficient as a software developer or engineer.

Best Practices

Following best practices is simply good for your career. There will always be the case where a developer has to come behind you and do bug fixes or change requests for something you developed. If you follow best practices, the next programmer will have a much easier time with this task and not send you a nasty email about your code.

User Experience

User Experience (UX) is about how a user feels when interacting with a system. The point of interaction between the user and the computer is the User Interface (UI) is an important part of the User Experience but not everything. Read about the latest technology and best practices involved in developing the best user experience possible.

Career Development

The world of Information Technology is constantly changing. To have a long term career in something like software development or engineering, you need to constantly improve your skills and look for opportunity. This section focuses on developing your career in IT which is something you should think about every day.

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