Besides "typical" software companies, what other disciplines / application areas are in need of programmers? (e.g. bioinformatics, GIS, etc.)
Ask HN: What other disciplines need programmers?
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Re: Ask HN: What other disciplines need programmers?
#2Nearly all businesses can use custom software. One I can think of was a native American owned company that handled the reverse logistics of getting pallets back to companies that ship stuff. On some level that is nailing an occasional board back on or driving a load of pallets on a truck but to coordinate th activity takes software.
Re: Ask HN: What other disciplines need programmers?
#3There are:
The “DD”s Test Driven Development - writing tests before the code Behaviour Driven Development - tdd + ddd +oop Domain Driven Design - aligning the language in the code to the language of domain expert
Re: Ask HN: What other disciplines need programmers?
#4Many sectors can use custom software.
there's also lots of scope for software to help plan or schedule or optimise business decisions in large orgs. e.g. scheduling & routing trains, packing traffic onto ships, scheduling staff for shifts, optimising mixes of input ingredients to produce outputs of sufficient quality while maximizing profit