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You need to up your software development skills so as to remain Vibrant

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Top skills for software engineers Computers touch nearly every part of life. For that, you can thank software engineers. They’re the ones responsible for developing, designing, testing, writing, modifying, and debugging software based off specific requirements. Although there are plenty of full-time software engineering jobs out there, it can also be a flexible position, with contracting and freelancing opportunities commonly available.  To keep up with the world’s ever-growing interest in new and better computer programs, a whole lot of software engineers will be hired in the coming years. If you’re hoping to excel in this industry, you will need to keep up, as well. Looking to outshine the competition for any of the more than 1,000  software engineer jobs  on Monster? You’ll want to focus on developing these core skills. Computer programming and coding   “Computer programming focuses on algorithms, which have become a part of our daily lives,” she says. There are a

Ethics in software engineering is paramount

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Being an Ethical Software Engineer As Software is becoming the fabric of society, we developers need to be conscious of the ethics of what we develop There are big ethical issues in today’s advanced technology, but it’s also embedded in the small decisions we constantly make Bringing an ethical discussion into our practice is challenging (but we have to do it) Don’t use technology as an excuse; own your stuff Use your power, make a stand, choose ethically Why ethics, why now? I have always been interested in the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology. And in the last couple of years, I've become more and more concerned about the path that we're taking. There are a lot of aspects of our lives that are improving because of technology. But there are also worrying directions we're taking in politics, in the shape of our society, and in how we treat each other. Technology, and in the last decades, computers and software, is a major force that is influ