Applications Developer

Applications Developer Job Description

Applications Developers Translate Software Requirements Into Workable Programming Code And Maintain And Develop Programs For Use In Business. Most Will Specialise In A Specific Development Field - such As Mobile Phone Applications, Accounting Software, Office Suites Or Graphics Software And Will Have In-depth Knowledge Of At Least One Computer Language.

Applications, Or 'apps', Can Be Written For A Particular System, Such As Windows Or Android, Or Across Numerous Platforms, Including Computers And Mobile Devices.

Applications Developer Duties/Functions/Responsibilities

reacting to problems and correcting the program as necessary; evaluating and increasing the program's effectiveness; adapting the program to new requirements, as necessary; devising possible solutions to anticipated problems; writing detailed documentation for the operation of the program by users and computer operators; updating, repairing, modifying and developing existing software and generic applications. working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project, to write a specific section of the program; combining all elements of the program design and testing it; conducting user acceptance testing to ensure the program can be used easily, quickly and accurately; consulting manuals, periodicals and technical reports to learn new ways to develop programs and maintain existing skills and knowledge; establishing a detailed program specification through discussion with clients; clarifying what actions the program is intended to perform; breaking down program specification into its simplest elements and translating this logic into a programming language; testing sample data-sets to check that output from the program works as intended; conducting testing and installing the program into production;