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What is Automation?

Automation is familiar, but in the world of software development and computer science, automation is a new solution for scale. Software developers have only so much time in the day, and utilizing powerful artificial intelligence can take development processes from tedious to automatic. Developers must automate specific processes to free up time to build new things while maintaining legacy systems. AI automation is not going to replace programmers, but it will be a vital part of a programmer's resource collection moving forward.

Learn about Automation

Development moves fast, so continuous learning is critical. Things that are impossible today may be in reach tomorrow, so pay attention. You can learn about automating in computer programming and software engineering through courses that give you full frameworks for efficient automation. One day you're swamped in tedious work and the next you're free to do what you do best, innovate. You'll need the problem-solving skills and code development expertise to move beyond traditional programming into automation. Luckily, edX.org has excellent options to get you started.

Automation Courses and Certifications

Delft University has a certification course designed to help you gain the skills and understanding you need to approach development with automation in mind. It goes over operating systems through the lens of automation as well as how a user interface changes through that same lens. If you need to back up and learn the basics of computer programming before you move on to natural language automation, you can use courses from thought leaders like Microsoft or Linux to get you up to speed. You'll learn about writing code and building in automation at appropriate steps. All these courses help human programmers manage the task of maintenance and updates. Computer scientists who able to use automation effectively could see an increase in productivity and effective coding.

Building Automation into Your Development

Testing software can be a headache, but automation helps maintain each product iteration while you're doing other things. The know-how to leverage new technologies for software testing, continuous innovation, or even operationalization of your development, can make the whole process easier. Your career could get a considerable boost as companies and organizations look towards a new era of machine automation. While the human element will still need to be around for true innovation, automating can free up your time for higher-order tasks. Stop slowing down your pipeline with manual processes and begin your automation journey.