Core Skills needed as a Software Engineer?
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Regardless of the path you take, certain technical skills are essential:
Programming Languages
Start with one and expand over time. Common choices:
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Beginner-friendly: Python, JavaScript
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Enterprise-focused: Java, C#
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Systems-level: C, C++
Computer Science Fundamentals
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Data structures: arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees
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Algorithms: sorting, searching, recursion
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Complexity analysis: Big-O notation
Software Development Tools
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Version control (Git, GitHub)
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Text editors/IDEs (VS Code, IntelliJ)
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Debugging tools
Databases
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SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
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NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis)