What do developers that work for top rated web application development companies have in common?

Have you ever wondered if there is something that software developers that manage to land top paid jobs at the best companies have in common? From my experience of working in such software houses, there are at least a few of such similarities. At the same time, those similarities make perfect guidelines for new developers to follow to truly boost their careers. Let's start the count.

They always focus on the fundamentals

Many subpar developers, once they learn AngularJS or ReactJS, spend their entire time practising their framework of choice. There is nothing inherently wrong in this approach. That is, as long as you don't forget that it is JavaScript that plays the most important part in it. It is the programming language itself that you are to refine. What good is your knowledge of framework if you don't understand the nitty gritty of it and you are incapable of solving low level issues? Never prioritze libraries and frameworks over the language they are built upon. Always learn more about JavaScript, Web APIs, HTML and browser. Then, work out the framework.

They are not afraid of challenges

Have you gotten too comfortable working on repetitive and simple projects? That is no way of making it to the top. If you want to be a top rated (and paid) software developer, you need to challenge yourself. Go for projects such as complex web applications that require you to learn more. Again, try to limit the number of repetitive tasks your projects require. Use tools and libraries that automate those tasks. Hand craft the most important bits.

They always refine their craft in every single way possible

Do not get satisfied with how you are coding any typical aspect an app such as user authentication, sliders or the comment module Perhaps there is a way to do it better, using less code and libraries, takign into consideration more case scenarios, making more tests? If there is, you should definitely try to find it. Search for tutorials that help you make the things you already do, but using less/vanilla code.

These pieces of advice above are some of the best things to do to make it to top software companies. For more information, try this series of articles on web application development company.

That's it for today. Stay tuned. More to come soon!