introduction to the software development field

1. Off to new start?
Eng. Hussam mostafa

2. Who am I ?
• Student at faculty of engineering Mansoura university
• CIE level 400 / GPA 3.6
• ROV 2014 / code door 2016 / ECPC 2016
• Software engineering instructor 2016-till now ( Groot – Fablap Mansoura )
• Mentor at courser.org –algorithmic toolbox *university of California*-
• ACM Mansoura university chapter PR head
• Google hash code Mansoura hub organizer 2016
• IEEE Mansoura university PR head
• Part of student’s union scientific committee 2013-2015
• Presenter at fun science 2013

3. Why software engineering?
• Well paid –according to Forbes software engineering holds 2 positions
in the top 20 well paid jobs in 2017 –
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/01/10/the-20-
highest-paying-jobs-in-america-in-2017/#25fe6b1e2594
• The best to learn on you own – tens of websites out there have the
needed knowledge and materials to guarantee you a job-
https://www.edx.org/
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.udacity.com/

4. Why software engineering?
• Working flexibility! You can work remotely and there’re tens of
freelancer opportunities out there!
https://www.upwork.com/
• It’s fun! If you love challenges and create cool stuff you’d love to do
software engineering!

5. What are the fields?
• 1. Web Development
• 2. Mobile Development
• 3. Data Science
• 4. Application Development
• 5. Back-end Development
• 6. Software Tools Development
• 7. API Development
• 8. Embedded Systems Development
• 9. Security Software Development
https://hub.hyperiondev.com/hub/software-development/10-different-types-
software-development/

6. What’s a good start?
• Choose a programming language and master it ( python / c++ / java ..
Etc. )
• Get involved with competitive programming
• Try to conquer every field to determine which one you’re into
• Arrived? Start coding and learning the skills right now! Always apply
your knowledge on real projects.
• Keep an eye on LinkedIn, GitHub, Upwork
• socialize and be in one student activity at least
• Remember! Nothing comes easy! Be ready to work hard! Really hard!

7. End of slides
Thank You!
Contact me at:
• Hussam.mostafa.qi@gmail.com
• 01022495616