10 Skills Developers Will Need in the Next Five Years

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Aimee Sprung, our Students 2 Business Lead pointed out a great article about much needed skills.  This article at TechRepublic is a great summary.  For more advice, articles, and to help find a job join our Students 2 Business community!

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1: One of the “Big Three” (.NET, Java, PHP)

2: Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) - (Learn about silverlight)

3: Web development

4: Web services – (Learn about Web Services in 1 hour)

5: Soft skills

6: One dynamic and/or functional programming language

7: Agile methodologies

8: Domain knowledge

9: Development “hygiene” (Resources here:  Technical Book Club)

10: Mobile development (Resources here:  mobile)