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Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Development Environment, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Software Design, Programming Principles, Unified Modeling Language, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Web Development, Cloud Development, Integrated Development Environments, Application Development, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Computer Programming, Python Programming
Skills you'll gain: Istio, Node.JS, Software Development Life Cycle, Kubernetes, Unit Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Cloud Computing Architecture, Server Side, Application Deployment, React Redux, Cloud Services, Cloud-Native Computing, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Full-Stack Web Development, HTML and CSS, Cloud Computing, Jupyter, Generative AI, Interviewing Skills
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Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, C# (Programming Language), Secure Coding, HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Version Control, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Git (Version Control System), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Debugging, Authentications, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Programming Principles, User Interface (UI) Design
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:
![[Featured Image] A build engineer looks over some code using a tablet and a computer while sitting at a desk.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6HSjTRpLiuHiEJDyWv3qo8/f0f80f25692480ac48fd21fe86ef00c8/GettyImages-1351714411.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A Java developer sits at his desk with a laptop and talks about his next project with a colleague.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6DlYRp9JvQUiRhkPP3JGKi/75e268cbbd89e396e67f6603722c38d7/GettyImages-1446082984.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A man contemplating a job change uses his laptop at home to read a DevOps job description.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2oUzfetkX6OMqvxljq3mEm/f0848de5b84a76ae5767413064f9ea51/GettyImages-1396288907.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A dark-haired programmer turns away from their laptop and computer monitor while learning how to code.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/16Y66eba3MM3QlFFOKk858/9d6c0a6a108a8ee87ca59256521d73bf/GettyImages-1171809283.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Young Asian professional male software developer sitting at a desk using three computer monitors to write Python code.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1LHEHFKBIOkzfEV47rBMFA/b6e1dc420f54e1d13825b5563e735039/GettyImages-1646501095.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A woman uses an augmented reality app on a tablet to measure space for her interior design career.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1GPmtY1qHLmtQ8XLUUq6Xa/f09bc374e9a49c4801b68ab29541ce0e/GettyImages-1335742158.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A woman smiles while experiencing haptic feedback while using her smartphone.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5KphkeVxLxmy95Fe5g3yt4/d61f989338b8b3dfea136c231f0f60f8/GettyImages-588394831.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A software tester in a home office performs black box testing.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4MyyxZbPo9390RqbscGVsN/32a2968dd10a66a7534628827437f5fa/GettyImages-1892079631.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A DevOps engineer practices their DevOps skills in their office.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/OHde3vQV58XhxibcUSNCD/d50f2f6ba7f9c33aa4e241e88fe978b0/GettyImages-1492264515.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Side view of a young IT professional wearing a headset, typing at a laptop, and using a second computer monitor while coding at a coworking office space.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5VlQgPRR53t4CDgfMdY8Yy/0b449766a7232a24a6644872ec2eb305/GettyImages-1437209166__1_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Three mainframe developers looking at a digital tablet and talking while standing next to a server in a data center.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2IXs8ax0ecT8knObQpibll/2c5428e355db2e3cca9b71f87f9f950b/GettyImages-1083723166.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A software engineer is coding on their laptop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/y7qP2grkI5iTNnAxAogN7/2b77d18214584e295f20f3d159d97d31/GettyImages-1443552841.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
