Choosing a viable specialty Specialization in a couple of programming languages is a good career choice. Software developers have a wide variety of specialties to choose from. The various specialties can be categorized by; programming language, operating systems, government, business, non-profit, open source (which is very popular right now), and commercial, etc. Most developers learn more than one specialty. Developers must keep current with the trends in order to protect against their skills becoming obsolete. …showed first 75 words of 373 total…

…showed last 75 words of 373 total…experience at my first programming job may or may not determine what my specialty will be in the future, although it may play a big part. I always will have the option of cultivating other programming skills in my spare time to keep up with current trends. In the programming field, the directions I will go will be determined by the opportunities that cross my path, and the choices to stay up with current trends.