How to become a self-taught developer

 

Become a developer learning all by yourself, through internet

Living in a fast evolving world with lots of inventions related with technology, being a developer in a field related with technology means something that would pave you a bright future. It is not a bad idea to start your life as a developer, and it will lead your life to success. You might be reading this blog just because you are curious to know how to become a developer, or may be you are in need of making some money at home through internet. Whatever the reason be, it is better to know that this blog post will be about making yourself a self-taught developer.

Who exactly is a 'developer'?

The word itself describes it all. Developers develop things. In this case, developers are the software developers, mobile  application developers, web developers, game developers, etc. who are working on developing stuff like games, webpages, software, mobile apps and things like that. This is a good profession for those who have an interest in technology related things, and if followed through, this would be a good source of income. If you are not sure, why not Google on average income of a developer. You'll understand how big developers can earn.

Why talking about becoming a self-taught developer in a blog about earning money online?

If you read the previous section you would already know the reason. Simply said, the reason is you can earn big online, through becoming a developer.

What do you need to start learning as a developer?

First of all you will need to be occupied with a computer, because in this page we are talking about being a developer related with technology related stuff. The computer you are viewing this blog is going to be ok for you to start with.

Then depending on the platforms you are going to develop for you may need other accessories. For example, if you are going to develop apps for Google Play or App Store, it is a great support having an Android or an Apple device. If you already own a one, then you may be already interested in developing apps for your own device!

And as we are going to learn how to become a developer through internet, we will definitely need a working internet connection.

Is that all? No. But, Yes! If you are already equipped with the above, the hard part is over. And you may need software and SDKs in order to continue. This of course is not hard to find if you have your internet connection.

Now comes the vital part of our blog post.

How to learn HOW-TOs through the internet

The golden rule that reside in the whole blog post is, Google whatever the question you come up with. Feeling silly about that statement? Don’t think of it that way.

Whenever I come up with a question related with something that I’m working on, doesn’t matter whether it is about Flash, HTML, CSS,  jQuery, PHP, MySQL or whatever it is, the first thing I do is Google about that.
For example let’s say you needed to fade-out a paragraph in a web page when the paragraph is clicked. All you need to do is search on Google for fade out paragraph on click. There comes a whole lot of results you can find a tip.

I myself prefer search results from stackoverflow, as their forums always have some kind of solution for problems related with developer people.

If you are a completely beginner and don’t know where to start with, don’t think twice. Just search on Google for a tutorial on basics of web designing or whatsoever.

This is exactly how I started and what I still do when I need some support.

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