Can you list for me the important categories of software development?
Believe it or not, the world of software development is an important part of our daily lives. Without it, we wouldn't have all the incredible Microsoft apps and mobile technologies that we use daily. Not only is software development significant in our lives, but it is a highly sought-after skill for companies who can't find enough of this type of talent. Speaking of in-demand occupations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected a 30% employment growth in the software development field by 2026. Let's talk about some questions that may come in the course of an interview. Many Microsoft hiring managers test software developers by asking what type or category of software development they have worked on. Software developers will tend to work in special development areas where they have a comfort level. Most software developers should know the nine basic types of software development even if they haven't worked directly in that category. For reference purposes and preparation, here are nine different types of software development:
1. Mobile Development
2. Web Development
3. Back-End Development
4. Application Development
5. Data Science Development (Data Analytics)
6. API Development
7. Security Software Development
8. Embedded Systems Development
9. Cloud Computing Development
"I'm quite familiar with all the categories of software development, especially those used here at Microsoft, and I have coded in most of them with a high level of confidence. I have worked on Web Development - building front-end web pages in Java, WordPress, HTML, PHP, and ASP .NET. Mobile Development - building web apps on HTML5, Java, C# and Objective C. Application Development - typical app dev with tools like VB.NET, Python, C, C#, and Java. Data Science Development (Data Analytics) - This is a fun one for me. I've been building intelligent data warehouses and data sets for scientific applications using tools like MATLAB, Python, and C. Back-end Development - this type of work is mostly server-side database-driven development which requires different programming languages and architecture. Some of the development tools I have used here are dBase, Oracle, SQL Server, Java, Python, and C."
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