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Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Development Environment, Software Engineering, Software Development Tools, Software Development Methodologies, Software Architecture, Software Design, Programming Principles, Unified Modeling Language, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Application Development, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Git (Version Control System)
Skills you'll gain: Istio, Node.JS, Software Development Life Cycle, Kubernetes, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Server Side, Application Deployment, React Redux, Cloud Services, Django (Web Framework), Cloud-Native Computing, Object-Relational Mapping, Git (Version Control System), Full-Stack Web Development, HTML and CSS, Cloud Computing, Jupyter, Large Language Modeling, Interviewing Skills
Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, C# (Programming Language), Load Balancing, Continuous Integration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Scalability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Authentications, ASP.NET, Debugging, SQL, Application Deployment, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Microsoft Copilot, Relational Databases, Graph Theory, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Data Structures
Software development covers a wide variety of skills and careers, from programming to quality assurance to DevOps. With so many options and opportunities available, it can be tricky to know where to start. On Coursera, you'll find expert resources to support your goals, whether you're just starting out or are ready to take the next step in your career. Explore software development topics, including:
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![[Featured image] Recruiter discussing software engineer job description with a candidate during an interview.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4tL8my5ADlwQ8kSIpEHWVW/5bb20adc85d83cc46cd2a259c8f89bce/GettyImages-1906731585.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two programmers prepare for a pair programming project as part of their software development work.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7jBvoIrjcl69ipQi5I3gyF/fe5d016ac22cf5cba597ae4324cbda25/GettyImages-2114011643__1_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A video game developer wears headphones and works at a computer, creating a video game.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/zqgvpEj6qSxxPLMiIWNi1/cf18fa1a4d23224bc13e073da0ea739b/GettyImages-1473830476.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Student in a programming class are learning the difference between devops and software engineers.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7GgJQpyEg0ySuee6iNAxpr/ac9f96a246590b1f75ae4bad0077ffe3/GettyImages-1690534938.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A development team is using continuous integration to test and deliver high quality code to a client.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4jnJPHb8WvkAJhs1PGNsqm/e844f3905290caae3742dcde9b04fd7c/GettyImages-2193064788.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] Two software developers performing white box testing on a desktop computer in an office.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3VcQXsntVqX6sQE3YULqeb/e35283249197aa1468bf3173d4e61beb/GettyImages-1084167628.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A development operations manager is meeting with another teammate to discuss a change in the production that will automate an operation.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/29gsDIST2mCzCZHwtEktqM/eb4e7acf90d3d0195eca6bf2acdc63f9/GettyImages-600991985.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Three members of a DevOps team look at a computer screen and discuss software development operations.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2t0W4A8RrInnJpi2mOd04/49077db1bb0d39701bfd88adf6c59ddf/GettyImages-1491192988.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A software engineer is on a computer using c programming to create a systems program.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/46KlpDMKpfe6B3goEXZG4N/a3b3a51894d2a4119d4bfb38202368cd/GettyImages-1690348006.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A Python developer is explaining the Python job description to someone on her laptop using her tablet and computer monitor in the background.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3OSeqtc41LeaMPnUe9qYFX/382f088ffa7a2fbcf1678101e07c0a20/GettyImages-2148825566.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
