History of the profession of a programmer

Programming began to emerge a very long time ago, and at the beginning of its journey it was very similar to art, as it did not yet have any laws, frameworks and rules.

The first programmer, oddly enough, was a woman. Her name was Ada Lawles. It all started with the fact that in 1833 the famous British mathematician Charles Bebbage designed the first so-called "analytical" machine. She performed the simplest mathematical operations. It was Ada Lawles, in turn, who was able to write the first few programs for the new invention. If you dream about working as a progammer, first of all read about IT Jobs by Function, then make resume.

The profession received a new round of development in the early forties of the twentieth century, with the advent of the first digital electronic computers. They were created by the American mathematician von Neiman. The programs compiled for the first machines were extremely detailed, and they took into account each calculated operation, each logical step. The device had its own unique language, except for which the machine did not understand any other.

The further creation of special programming languages ​​made it possible to bring the industry to a new qualitative level, that is, compose programs using algorithms, special symbolic forms that corresponded to a specific language. In the process of development, special programs were also invented that convert languages ​​from algorithmic to machine.

Varieties (specializations)
All representatives of this profession can be divided into three categories:

Application Specialists. These people make specific programs for certain enterprises. Such developments include 1C accounting program, or logistics - ABM Rinkai TMS.
System programmers are employees who are involved in programming operating systems, an interface to data distribution databases, and working with a network.
WEB-programmers, like the representatives of the previous category, work in the network sphere, but on a more global scale. They create various sites, web interfaces and dynamic electronic pages and so on.

Pros and cons of working as a programmer
Like all other professions, this one has its advantages and disadvantages. Consider some of them ...

Advantages of the specialty:

the ability to constantly develop, progress and improve;
high level of self-expression and self-realization;
high demand in the labor market;
high paying;
the prospect of working without a diploma of higher education, just a certificate of completion of courses of a certain direction is enough;
huge scope for the manifestation of creative and creative capabilities of man.
Cons of the profession:

the difficulty of perceiving data, since not everyone can understand what a programmer understands, so very often it is necessary to explain certain points many times;
sometimes you have to work in a lack of time;
constant work at the computer negatively affects health, in particular, vision and the musculoskeletal system are particularly affected as a result of so-called sedentary work;
very often the work is routine and monotonous;
also often suffers the character of a person who becomes nervous, quick-tempered and sharp in their actions and judgments.