This is a list of stuff that the average software developer does from week to week
- Code design
- Refactoring
- Algorithms
- Profiling
- Code reviews
- Building frameworks
- Evaluating frameworks
- API Design
- Learning programming languages
- Design patterns
- Logging
- Bug diagnosis
- Data Access frameworks (CRUD)
- Manual ad hoc testing
- Test scripting
- Manual test script runs
- Unit tests
- Testing on mobile devices
- Integration Tests
- Wireframing
- Color matching
- HTML, CSS, XAML, etc.
- UX workshops
- Graphics and animation
- Version control
- Using IDEs efficiently
- Problem tracking systems (Jira, DevOps, etc)
- Spreadsheets, word processors, presentations
- Wikis
- Machine learning / AI APIs
- Recording and editing videos
- Forums like Stack Overflow
- Meetings
- Messaging
- Phone/Video Chat
- Writing specs
- Interpreting specs
- Debates
- Mentoring
- Collecting user feedback
- Talks
- Deal with difficult coworkers
- Writing and interpreting user stories
- Designing databases
- Querying data
- Categorising data structures (unstructured, structured)
- Storing / retrieving blobs
- Business Intelligence
- Analyzing Telemetry
- Data importing / mapping
- Data cleansing / validation
- Cloud portals (Azure, AWS, Google, etc.)
- Diagramming
- Cost estimation
- Template management
- Domain boundaries
- Scripting
- Time/cost estimation
- Marketing
- Time management
- OSs (Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, watches etc)
- Networking (Http, TCP/IP, etc)
- Follow or manage Agile, Scrum etc.
- Management
- Technical Support
- Tweet Gists from Github
- Business analysis
- Researching technology
- Typing
- YAML, PowerShell, Bash
- Octopus, Team City, etc.
- Cloud deployment
- Release / SDLC management