The Nature of a Computer Programmer

This presentation pertains to the job of a computer programmer.   It highlights important areas of a computer programmer such as nature of work, working conditions, employment, earnings, training, other qualifications, and other related occupations.   A career as a computer programmer is an excellent choice because I enjoy working on computers, and they also maintain a good salary.

Nature of the work of a computer programmer explains what the job consists of.   Computer programmers write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions, called programs, that computers must follow to perform their functions.   They conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by a computer.   Telling computers what to do, such as which information to access, how to process it, and what equipment to use is another thing that computer programmers do.   Programmers write down each step into a logical series of instructions that the computer can follow.   Some programmers are involved in updating, repairing, modifying and expanding existing programs.   They test programs by running them, to make sure that the instructions are correct.   Programmers are grouped into two board types: applications programmers and systems programmers.   Applications programmers focus on business, engineering, or science.   Systems programmers, maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked and database systems.   Programmers in software development may work with experts from different positions to create software, or programs designed for specific clients or software for general use, ranging from games and educational software, programs for desktop publishing, financial planning, and spreadsheets.

Working conditions tells of the environment computer programmers work in and employment specifies the number of workers and it’s statistics.   Computer programmers may work long hours or on weekends to fix critical problems that occur during off-hours....