Friday, August 24, 2012

Senior .NET Developer & Architect Skills List you must improve


Programming
  • General Programming Skills (Data Types, Iteration, Functions)
  • Algorithm Proficiency
  • Unary/Binary Operation Proficiency
  • Declarative Programming Fundamentals
  • Regular Expression Familiarity
  • Framework Design Guideline Proficiency
  • Collection/Array Differences
Language Specific Skills
  • C# (or VB) Mastery
  • Enumerators
  • Delegates and Events
  • Nullable Types
  • Generics
  • Preprocessor Directives
  • P/Invoke Fundamentals
  • COM Interop Fundamentals
  • XML Documentation
CLR/Framework
  • CLI Fundamentals (Memory Management, Assembly Loading)
  • Framework Type Mapping (int -> Int32, long -> Int64)
  • IL Fundamentals
  • Framework Navigation Fundamentals
  • Reflection / Dynamic Invocation
  • Understanding of the 'Object' Type
  • Core Assemblies
  • Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
  • Boxing/Unboxing Fundamentals
ASP.NET
  • ASP.NET Concepts (CodeBehind, Compilation Model, Intrinsic Objects, ViewState, etc)
  • ASP.NET Control Proficiency
  • ASP.NET Page Life Cycle
  • ASP.NET HttpHandler, HttpHandlerFactory, and HttpModule Proficiency
  • Object-Oriented Nature of ASP.NET
Client-Side Development / General Web Development
  • JavaScript Proficiency (Closures, Anonymous Calls, etc)
  • CSS Proficiency (Specificity, Selectors, Rules, etc)
  • DOM Familiarity
  • XHTML Mastery (and it's relation to HTML)
  • Web Standards Familiarity
  • MOS (Mozilla, Opera, Safari) and IE Development Differences
  • Firefox Utilities (Firebug, Web Developer Toolbar)
  • Core Ajax & JQuery Fundamentals
  • Classic Web Development Concepts (State Management, Stateless Development)
  • WPF
  • Silverlight
.NET Data
  • ADO.NET Fundamentals (DataTable, DataSet, DataColumn, etc)
  • LINQ
  • Entity Framework
  • Data Binding Fundamentals
  • XML Serialization

.NET Concepts
  • Assemblies
  • Exception Handling
  • Streaming
  • Attributes
  • Versioning
  • Strong Naming
  • Disposable Resources (and IDisposable)
Object-Oriented Principles
  • OOP Principles (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation) Proficiency
  • OOD GRASP Patterns Mastery
  • OOD GoF Pattern Fundamentals
  • UML Fundamentals
Enterprise Architecture
  • N-Tier Architectural Design
  • Service Oriented Architecture Fundamentals
  • Component Oriented Development Fundamentals
  • Enterprise Services/COM Fundamentals
  • MSMQ Fundamentals
  • Web Service/WS-* Fundamentals
  • RSS/Atom Fundamentals
  • WCF Fundamentals (Address, Binding, Contract)
Data
  • Set Theory Fundamentals
  • Database Design/Data Modeling Mastery
  • ACID and Normalization Concepts
  • SQL Server 2005/2008 Interaction Familiarity
  • SQL Server 2005/2008  Query Optimization
  • SQL Server 2005/2008  Index Design
  • SQL Server 2005/2008  Tuning
  • T-SQL Proficiency
  • O/R Mapper Familiarity
  • XML/DTD/XSD/XSLT/XPath Fundamentals
System Technologies
  • Windows Server 2003/2008 Familiarity
  • IIS 6.0/7.0/7.5 Proficiency
  • Component Services (COM+) Familiarity (the tool)
  • TCP/IP Fundamentals (Basic IP Theory, DNS, ping, tracert)
  • Networking Fundamentals (Routers, Switches, DHCP Servers)
  • Web Server Farm Fundamentals
  • 'Run' Window Proficiency
  • Batch File Fundamentals
  • Windows Client Proficiency (Network Mapping, File Operations)
General Software Development
  • Software Development Life Cycle Fundamentals
  • Iterative/Agile/Waterfall/MSF Familiarization
  • Version Control Familiarity (CVS, Subversion, etc)
Quality Assurance
  • NUnit Familiarity
  • Unit/Regression Testing Familiarity
  • Profiling Fundamentals
General
  • College Algebra Proficiency
  • Statistics Fundamentals (probabilities mainly)
  • Calculus Theory Fundamentals (rates of change fundamentals)
  • Cryptography Fundamentals (asymmetrical, hash, checksum)
  • Proper English Grammar (who vs. whom, etc)
  • Solid Spelling Skills
Attitude
  • Results Focused Attitude
  • Vision Oriented (mainly for Architects and Team Leads)
  • Paradigm Shifting Abilities
  • Unlearning Abilities (the ability to unlearn obsolete paradigms)
  • High Standards ("takes pride in his or her work")
  • Unbiased to Vendors (i.e. doesn't say Microsoft SUCKS! or Linux blows!)
Ethics
  • Patience for Technology and Other People
  • Strong Ethical Nature (Honest, Trustworthy)
  • Common Sense Sexual Harassment Law Adherence (a.k.a. maturity)
  • Common Sense Use of Proper Language In and Around the Work Place (a.k.a. maturity)
  • Common Sense Politics/Religious Respect
  • Work Place Software Piracy Law Adherence
  • Gender Neutral Language Guideline Adherence (mainly in documentation and professional correspondence)

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