What is a software developer? A developer – also known as a programmer, coder or software engineer – is an IT professional who uses programming languages to create computer software.

Developer jobs and programming languages: What's hot and what's next Demand for developers is at an all-time high, with tech salaries rising faster than almost every other industry.

Want to become a computer programmer? Read our guide to learn step-by-step computer programmer requirements, plus earning potential and specializations.

The Programmer's Arc: when you distract a programmer, your results will be delayed.

A portion of the report ranks programming languages by their correlating developer salary. If you're looking to get paid well, it might be worth your time to learn Clojure and maybe not Dart.