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{"id":1525,"date":"2023-06-22T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sifars.com\/blog\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2024-03-27T03:30:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T03:30:05","slug":"5-tips-to-become-a-self-taught-software-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srafis.sifars.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/22\/5-tips-to-become-a-self-taught-software-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become a software developer? 5-tips to become a self-taught software developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>A self-taught software developer or a degree-certified developer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watching your friends or relatives earn handsome with technology, you might want to know the secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might be wondering to start learning the new course or may be eager to know the right platform to start with after your Class 12th. Today, learning online from text and videos is quite easy. There is a plethora of content available on the internet that can help you learn programming language and tech skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also imperative to know that technology companies care less about a computer science degree, what they care about is your coding abilities. How well you can collaborate in a team environment and build software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic requirement to become a self-taught software developer, one needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83e\udd1dComputer and an internet connection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udd1dDiscipline and commitment to practice daily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing a niche<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing a niche tip to become a self-taught software developer is choosing a niche that attracts you the most. You must be ready with the specific subject you want to specialize in. Specialization in front-end and backend brings efficiency. Once you are sure about the niche, you must go a step forward and choose a tech stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take it this way,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose you choose to learn frontend development. Then you further have to choose among HTML, CSS, javascript, and React. React development is today&#8217;s most trending language that can help you earn goo.d mount and give you the title of expert react specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you specialize in the front end, you can further take a dip at backend technologies like Node js and Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose a Platform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping your feet in two boats can certainly drown you. It&#8217;s better to be specific. Learn from one platform. Don&#8217;t jump from one tutorial to another. It is important to stick to one platform and then continue the learning journey thereon. 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All of the above have detailed outlined courses available in the form of text and videos. Once you complete the curriculum, get ready to work on varied projects to build your portfolio. The self-taught software developer must have a diverse portfolio that must speak for itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preach Consistency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You chose the niche as per your interests.&nbsp;You chose the platform and the language as per your likings and trends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s important now is to follow the path sincerely. Being consistent is the most important bleak line that can help you cross the border and reach the land of specialization. Make your hands dirty with almost all the problems and practice hard. Consistency helps maintain the momentum thus escalating to the final goal of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try to improve and learn just a 1% extra from yesterday. Focus on quality and not quantity. The concrete mindset can reap results worthy. 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