What are the fields of software development?

As an IT practitioner, I will answer this question.

First of all, there are many ways to divide software development. If divided by technical fields, software development involves Internet of Things development, cloud computing development, big data development and artificial intelligence development. According to the technical system of the software itself, it can be divided into front-end development, back-end (server) development, mobile development and embedded development. With the gradual transition of the Internet from the consumer side to the industrial side, the subdivision of software development will gradually increase.

From the characteristics of software development posts in the current industrial Internet era, software development can be simply divided into two types of development tasks, one is platform development, and the other is industrial application development. The task of platform development is mainly to develop various technical platforms, involving the development of platforms such as cloud computing, big data, blockchain, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. The positions engaged in platform development are often R&D positions, which are not only difficult to develop, but also have a long development cycle and high requirements for developers. At present, many graduate students majoring in computer science will be engaged in platform development positions.

The main task of industrial application development is to carry out application-level development in various industrial fields on the basis of various technical platforms. For example, all kinds of industrial development around PaaS belong to application-level development. In the era of industrial internet, the task of industrial application development is still very big. With the development of technologies such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence, the boundaries of industrial application development will continue to expand. Compared with platform development positions, application-level development has lower requirements for developers, and a large number of undergraduates and even junior college students can also engage in related positions.

Finally, in the era of industrial internet, people in the workplace in traditional industries should also master certain software development technologies, which will help improve their resource integration ability. Judging from the current technical development trend, ordinary people in the workplace can start learning Python language.