Are you a computer science student aspiring to be in the IT industry with a designation as Software Engineer but yet not curious about coding and are looking at options to be in the industry?
Read what our latest addition to our team, Prashanth who has joined us as a UX Design intern has to say about options that he has researched for a computer science engineer who is not interested in coding but wants to be a "Software Engineer".
You might have heard that “Software Engineers” are one of the highest-paid with an average salary of about 6LPA. Well, it has been like this for quite some time, it is somewhat true hence a very demanding and potential sector. Around 60% of the Indian college graduates are Computer Science students and hardly 30% are actually good at “Coding”. Due to the fact that the “IT industry” is ever-growing and competitive the kids of age 9 have started to learn to code.
The term “Coding” seems to have different meanings to different people, some say it is all about problem-solving some who are oblivious say it is just copying stuff from google and pasting it in the editor to develop software, but the former is not quite wrong in layman terms. Coding can really be intimidating and overwhelming to many who are new to the field or even for some who are experienced as well.
Now, coming to the actual question of should you be learning to code the answer is simple – “NO! But”, learning to code can put you in many advantageous situations, not only does coding help you develop problem-solving skills but also makes the probability of you landing a job much easier. It is good to know the least basics of it. If you do not know – companies prefer people who are good at coding even though they are from mechanical engineering or any other background over a person who is a computer science graduate, so it is always good to know to learn basic coding languages like python.
Speaking of myself who is not a programmer but a UX/UI Designer, have knowledge of a couple of languages and am quite intermediate in front-end development. It is really good for me to know them as it is useful in working and coordinating with programmers without any commotion.
Anyway, if you really don’t want to get into coding but want to work in the IT industry following designations might intrigue you:
Graphic Designer
UI/UX Designer
Content Creator/Digital Marketing
Social Media Manager
Software Tester
Low-Code developer
IT Business Analyst
Technical Writer
Support Specialist
There are even more opportunities that you might take a liking to unlike Coding, but IMHO learning a little coding won’t do any harm, you might find it difficult at the start, but as you go on you will enjoy it!
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