Areas of programming...

Potemkin

I am new to programming and am wondering what area I would enjoy the most. So my question is what general areas of programming are there?

Doug_G

Originally posted by Potemkin
I am new to programming and am wondering what area I would enjoy the most. So my question is what general areas of programming are there?

Programs that work
Programs that don't work

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planetsim

Originally posted by Doug G
Programs that work
Programs that don't work

🙂

:p nice list I guess you could define that simple like that.

From the working sections you could say theres

Software Dev
Web Dev

Then from there further split it down but itd be quite a list.

As for what you'd enjoy I find that I like both Software and Web Dev. Its different for everyone.

Weedpacket

Systems programming
Application programming

It's like asking "what literary genres are there?". What sort you end up doing will be decided by the sort of programmer you are and what interests you. And the only way to find those out is to get in and start doing it.

This contains some useful pointers for the beginner.

onion2k

The area of coding I enjoy most is definitely graphics. Its fab fun.

pohopo

i think a better question is what areas are in application development. you have the project manager, business analyst/consultant, Tester, Application Programmers, Graphic Designers, Security Officers, and Database Engineers.

a few of these can be combined, but it is usually not a good idea for one person to do everything. the worst is seeing a programmer try to do graphic design. just the thought makes me shiver. Then you have the graphic designers that try to code. That can be equally as scarey.

I have yet to personally see a person that kicks butt in all 4 main layers of a project. (Requirements, UI, Functional, and Database).