Introduction

The rapid development of computer technology has resulted to an era of dynamic progression. The world in now more open and globalization has gained unimaginable height. The increased development in technology has been facilitated by the quest for its advancement to improve its productivity and efficiency in carrying out various operations.

Programmers are at the forefront t of development of technology with the use of various programming languages. These programming languages that include the C++, JavaScript, Python, SQL, PHP, Ruby among others. To be an effective programmer one ought to know as many as possible or at least multiple programming languages. However, as technology advances, programming technology advances. This is a challenge to many programmers who ought to remain competitive in this era characterized by high level of technological advancement. These changes find many of the programmers having adapted to the already existing technologies and therefore, adapting to these changes is a real problem to many.

Consequently, new programming technology expose these programmers to challenges that include slow rate of doing work, managers high expectations and even have to spend more time retraining.

Slow rate of doing work

Invention of new technology occurs apparently in a single event but its adoption or rather diffusion is continuous and slow process. This is a challenge since diffusion or rather the adoption of the new programming technology is what determines the rate of progression or economic development. Until programmers are able to adjust to the new technology in programming many of their operation will stall. The competition that is generated having some of the programmers able to adjusts and become competent in the developed technologies, forces other programmers to join the quest of understanding the new technology. Programming is not an easy filed to be flexible in. Even as a subject I school, man find it difficult as it involves many abstract concepts. New languages come with their own unique complexities and therefore, pose a challenge even for the experienced programmers (Gomes & Mendes, 2007). To adapt using the new technology for effective performance of the usual operations becomes difficult, hence, slowing down the rate of productivity realized by these programmers.

Effective adoption of the new technology affects the competitive capability of a firm.

Technology is a powerful tool in the business arena with its ability to influence strategic planning and devising alternatives to keep a business competitive. In maintain effective competitive advantage, organizations call for their programmers to be flexible and adapt effectively to the changes that come up with new technology. Programmers have to be well updated on time regarding the changes in technology to be effective drivers of effective productivity and competitive advantage of an organization. As technology advances new threats also come up. It is the responsibilities of programmers to device effective ways of managing these loopholes that could expose their firms to the various dangers for instance hacking. New programming technology also aid coding of more sophisticated malware and hence, programmers have to be ready to deal with such cases by learning the new technology. It is usually a slow process; however, it is necessary for the firm to be secure and be in a position to compete efficiently in light of the changes.

High Expectations from the managers

Firms that depend highly on technology have to be flexible and welcoming to new technology for them to register significant progress. Due to this fact, manager have to place emphasis on adoption to new programming technology to their programmers. Consequently, programmer find themselves faced by the problem of high expectation in their performance and productivity regardless of the changes in the programming technologies. Some of the programming technologies are very difficult to learn with their advancement algorithms and maths requirements. The new programming languages comes with their own syntax that is in most cases frustrating. Gaining competence in the new programming languages takes a lot of time, effort and most importantly patience because there are many challenges that the programmers face. Managers are well aware that firms cannot achieve their full potential without having effective computers programmers and software developers (Bosse & Gerosa, 2017). Hence, the programmers in a firm must strive to portray their competence in order to retain their jobs in these firms.

In many cases the high expectation placed on the programmers by the managers turns out demoralizing. Software engineering in a field in science that entails systematic, arrangement methods for effective development, maintenance, testing and the use of the various developed software following set standards. Development of advanced software takes a lot of effort. This calls for effective tools, technology and well-skilled human resources.

Programming as a process in which various software is developed require effective algorithms and data structures. Algorithmization and a data structuring before wring, testing or executing is usually a long process that takes a significant amount of time (Mahmudova, 2018). Pressure from the mangers on programmers ends up frustrating them and it is even worse when the programmers are dealing with new technology that they have not had time to understand well. Programming is a broad spectrum and many managers may not have a grasp what it entails and pushing for results only frustrates the programmers who are working to adapt to the new changes that are brought by new programming technologies.

Spending more time retraining

For firms to survive the turbulent dynamics presented by the changes in new technology they must la emphasis on effective human capital. Organizations that rely heavily on advanced technology have to keep with the changes by making sure that they are well adapted. To realize this, the human capital must possess the required set of skills and knowledge (Nda & Fard, 2013). Some of the skills sometimes are rendered obsolete or ineffective as technology advances to levels that require total abolition of specific ways of doing things to better and improved alternatives. For this reason, programmers find themselves in new of training in regard to the new set of skill presented by the new programming language presented. Sometimes, new programming languages do not always present challenges but improved ways of handling tasks with ease. For instance, the introduction of JavaScript was one evolutionary step in the computer technology. This technology facilitated the development of new operators, improved utility functions, extended syntax and debuted data structures. The technology has also high compatibility with web browsers. JavaScript also facilitated the development of android, iOS and smartphone technology. Hence, new programming technology facilitates better innovation and efficiency although it is time consuming.

Retraining is time consuming and, in many cases, expensive. However, it is a necessary entity to ensure that the firm have quality employees who can ensure the achievement of the desired goals and objectives. Retraining is a systematic approach that facilitate employees develop new knowledge and skills for improved productivity. Retraining facilitates employee’s development and hence productivity (Nda & Fard, 2013). Therefore, it is a necessary step in dealing with changes in technology to maintain the competitive stand of a firm. Technology evolves fast and hence; programmers find themselves consistently in need of retraining. This becomes a tedious cycle from time to time. This also affect firms as they have to fund the retraining of their employees. It is clear that various programming technologies are unique. Consequently, each one of them presents their own specific challenges even for the experienced programmers. In most cases retraining is the key to unlocking great potentials, however, in programming it becomes tedious due to the constant rapid changes in programming technologies.

Conclusion

Over the years, computer technology has had a rapid dynamic progression. The development of effective computer software requires efficient skill in programming technology. There are many programming computer languages but the most common include, the JavaScript, C++. Python, PHP, Ruby among others. To be an effective programmer, one has to be conversant with several languages. However, that is not all as programming technology changes rapidly and consistently and therefore, one has to keep being updated.

While working in various firms, programmers face many challenges especially those posed by changing programming technology. Working with new programming technology is hard for many and ends up consuming time to adapt. Consequently, efficiency and hence productivity of the employees are affected. Programmers, also find themselves being pressured to deliver quality results by the mangers and this ends up frustrating them. To effectively adapt, programmers find themselves in need of retraining which is very tedious as new changes, which occur regularly, forces them to retrain to acquire the new skills. There new programming technology is a challenge to even experienced programmers.