KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Establishing a detailed program specification through discussion with clients.
• Clarifying what actions the program is intended to perform.
• Breaking down program specification into its simplest elements and translating this logic into a programming language.
• Devising possible solutions to anticipated problems.
• Working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project to write a specific section of the program.
• Combining all elements of the program design and testing it.
• Testing sample data-sets to check that output from the program works as intended.
• Conducting testing and installing the program into production.
• Reacting to problems and correcting the program as necessary.
• Evaluating and increasing the program\\''s effectiveness.
• Adapting the program to new requirements, as necessary.
• Conducting user-acceptance testing to ensure the program can be used easily, quickly and accurately.
• Writing detailed documentation for the operation of the program by users and computer operators.
• Consulting manuals, periodicals and technical reports to learn new ways to develop programs and maintain existing skills and knowledge.
• Updating, repairing, modifying and developing existing software and generic applications.