Five key points for programmers to preserve value (transfer)

In China, many people say that programmers eat youth food. At the beginning, they said that they have to change careers when they are 30 years old. Later, some people are 35 years old. Old age is no longer favored.

No! I would say, it's not like that!

All roads lead to heaven

Just to get through the painful time on the road

I was walking on the road that day

The weeds on both sides are taller than people

——Hai Zi, "Total Eclipse"

A real programmer, who dares to face the bleak life and dripping blood, will definitely be able to step out of his own way in the wasteland of years.

In fact, if you listen to what other people say, you have to make your own decisions. In the face of doubts, denials, and ridicule from others, we just need to move forward firmly and show it to him. Action is the best proof, hold on for one more second, and the future will be different.

Now let's take a real look at where the programmer's value path lies.

1. Application Technology

A considerable number of programmers are doing application-level development, and the software they make is used to solve problems in specific scenarios and bring convenience to users' work and life.

To develop an application, high-level languages ​​and frameworks are often used, such as C# and .NET, such as C++ and Qt, such as J2EE, such as Ruby on Rails, such as Python and Django, such as Java and Android, such as Objective-C and Cocoa Touch, Such as JavaScript, PHP...too many, too many to count.

For the development technology at the application level, many people think that the threshold is low, and there is little difference between the young and the experienced. Done.

Actually not, even from a purely technical point of view, your understanding and grasp of a language and framework will seriously affect development efficiency and product quality.

What kind of person will be easily replaced? If you don’t ask for a deep understanding, you don’t understand, but you can’t understand the essence of the technology you use for so many years, and you are still ignorant and at a loss when you encounter problems. The little fresh meat that the big wave is rushing to squeeze out of the job.

假如你对一门语言的各种特性都体察入微了悟于心,假如你对一个框架的机理和各种应用场景都有独特的理解和丰富的实践经验,那你几乎是不可替代的,你已经成了这个语言和框架方面的专家,价值不可估量。你的一句话就可能为一个项目节省几个月的时间,别人一筹莫展的问题到了你这里分分钟就搞定。

所以,不要理会“能 Run 就行”、“完成任务就可以了”、“用不到学那么深干什么”之类的话,在你用完一项技术解决了一个实际问题满足了某个需求之后,继续钻进去吧,多学一点,深入一点,日积月累,你必然会与众不同。上班时没时间,那就下班了继续投入。记住,你的学习和研究都是为了自己,不是为了老板,不是为了项目,你唯一的产品就是你自己,而这个产品值得一辈子打磨。

二、高难技术

有一些技术,门槛是相对较高的,比如汇编语言,比如操作系统内核,比如驱动……正因为门槛高,回报也高。比如你熟悉 Windows 内核或 Android 内核,能够熟练撰写各种驱动,那找个月薪五六十K的工作不成问题,百八十K都不在话下。惟其稀缺,所以保值。

三、算法

大部分程序员其实不懂算法,都是用框架里的模块拼积木。如果你妙悟算法真谛,那你就超越了90%的程序员了,你的重要性和价值将不可估量。

比如你精通图像处理算法,比如你精通视频编解码算法,比如你精通搜索推荐相关的算法,比如你在模式识别领域有建树……试看谁能挡得住你前进的脚步!

四、业务

在一个行业内持续积累,对业务的理解到位,积累深厚,你的价值是巨大的。不信你去浏览招聘网站上的岗位需求,99%都要求相关行业背景。所以,选择一个靠谱的、前景好的行业非常重要,只要这个行业能够不断发展、前进,你的积累就是有价值的,你自己就是不断增值的。

特定领域的业务有一定门槛,比如金融,比如电力,比如电商,比如彩票,比如考古,比如医疗……在这些行业里,你是个业务门儿清的程序员,即便技术不是特别优秀,那也是价值无限的。

五、产品意识与思维

究竟什么是产品意识呢?我认为产品意识一般包含商业意识、用户意识、创新意识和团队意识。

——《人人都是产品经理》

互联网时代,产品为王。有产品意识,懂产品思维的程序员,是最受欢迎的人群,也是最能做出好产品的程序员。

商业意识通俗地讲,就是要思考这个产品能不能卖出去,好不好卖。这个一定是要有的,程序员虽然很少直接接触市场,但是一个产品成功与否,多数时候就是看市场表现,如果你能关注市场,从市场的角度来看待技术实现,接纳“技术为市场服务”的理念,那你更容易把产品做好。

用户意识是最容易理解的,它是说我们要从用户的角度来思考这个产品该如何设计,因为产品好不好用最终由用户说了算。如果你在实现产品时也能站在用户的角度来思考,斤斤计较一个功能是否符合应用场景、是否与用户的行为特点吻合、是否贴合用户的使用习惯,那恭喜你,你超越了90%的程序员——大部分程序员是按产品经理和UI设计师的要求来实现产品。

创新是人类发展的源泉,是社会进步的动力,同样也是产品的核心竞争力。但这里所说的创新不一定是那种颠覆性的创新,也许是把众多不被重视的细节做到更好,也许只是把另外一种理念引入到这个产品中去,也许是像海底捞的员工一样给用户不一样的感受,这些都是创新。创新意识是产品经理必须有的,否则,他永远不会有进步,产品永远也做不好。创新意识也是优秀的程序员必须要有的,否则他就不能把一个产品实现得很好,不能把产品的核心竞争力演绎到极致。

当下已不再是孤胆英雄单兵作战的年代,我们要想做好一个产品,多数时候都需要一个团队。团队意识是必不可少的,你是和一帮程序员在一起,你还和产品经理、UI设计师、业务分析师、项目经理等等在一起,如果你能融入团队,并且能影响、促进其他人为共同的目标做出有效的努力,那么,你这样的程序员,是无敌的,是国之瑰宝!

说了这么多,究竟你适合在哪个方向下功夫,还需要你自己来做决断。你可能一看便知自己适合做什么,那无需赘言。也可能你有些茫然,不要担心,我们都还有大把的时间,你可以去试着去做,发现不合适了换个方向再来,直到踏上适合你的路。

 

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