A Day in the Life of an Application Developer

As we increasingly rely on intelligent systems driven by software, the Application Developer becomes more and more critical to our way of life. Who are the people assuming this role? What, when, why, and how do they do what they do? Why is it important for us all to understand the challenges and goals of the AppDevs and the many hurdles they confront in the development of an application?

In this Knowledge Sharing article—awarded 2nd Place in the 2015 Knowledge Sharing Competition—Rene Vogt-Lowell and Paul Brant address a current area of interest to many, dismantling the mystique surrounding Application Developers, presenting them for what they are, what they do day-to-day, and what drives them.

The authors use a left-brain/right-brain approach in the article, presenting the technical side of things such as DevOps mechanics up front, then going into the creative/unstructured aspects of App Development that make all the difference between great developers and the merely competent.

All told, this article ties together many of the current and exciting developments in the software development world.

Read the full article here.

Watch the accompanying video here.