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Introduction

Developers and designers today work with a large number of technologies and libraries and use a variety of tools to do their jobs the best they can. It’s hard to remember all these things, and for that reason, they usually keep all the important things somewhere like a folder, file, or bookmark inside the browser.

In this post, we will go through the icon libraries. We will see which are the more popular icon libraries, what these libraries offer, and what they can be used for. Maybe one of these icon libraries will be ideal for your next project, so you will add it to your library collection for that reason.

Feather

Feather is an icon library that contains a collection of open-source icons. The default icon size is 24px, but users have the option to customize the size, thickness, and color of the icons.

You can check out the Feather icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Feather Icon Library

GitHub: Feather Icons GitHub Project

Font Awesome

Font Awesome is the most popular icon library on the internet, used by developers, designers, and content creators. There is a free plan for individuals and smaller teams and plans that are charged for large organizations.

The reason for the popularity of this library is that it was one of the first to enter this field and offers a high level of customization. The Font Awesome icon library offers various types of icons. They constantly add new ones and divide them into various categories. All icons can be customized.

No registration was required at first, but now Font Awesome offers a Kit, which is your custom version of this icon library where you add the icons, tools, and settings you want. This way, each user has their custom Font Awesome version.

Also, it is important to note that Font Awesome has excellent documentation.

You can check out the Font Awesome icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Font Awesome

GitHub: Font Awesome GitHub Project

Bootstrap Icons

Boostrap Icons is a free, high-quality open source icon library created for the Boostrap CSS framework, but can be used without it.

Since Bootstrap is the most popular CSS framework, this icon library is also very popular and generally accepted. One of the main advantages is that all the icons are of high quality and free of charge.

You can check out the Bootstrap icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Bootstrap Icon Library

GitHub: Bootstrap Icons GitHub Project

Ionicons

The Ionic framework enables cross-platform mobile application development and PWA development. Ionicons is an open-source icon library that offers hand-crafted, premium-designed icons for the web, iOS, Android, and desktop applications.

The rules are the same as for the Boostrap icon library. Ionicons icons can be used with other technologies without the Ionic framework.

You can check out the Ionicons icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Ionicons Icon Library

GitHub: Ionicons GitHub Project

CSS.gg

Some developers prefer pure vanilla CSS. CSS.gg is a pure CSS open-source icon library that offers maximum customization.

One of the advantages of this icon library is that, in addition to CSS, SVG, JSON, XML, and TSX formats, it also offers all icons in Figma (FIG) and Adobe XD (XD) formats, which makes it ideal for web design.

You can check out the CSS.gg icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: CSS.gg Icon Library

GitHub: CSS.gg GitHub Project

Tabler Icons

Tabler Icons offers free, open-source SVG icons. The icons are customizable and are free for commercial use. The style of these icons is reminiscent of Apple’s design. The complete icon library is done in a minimalist style. It is possible to change the size, thickness, and colors of the icons.

You can check out the Tabler icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Tabler Icon Library

GitHub: Tabler Icons GitHub Project

React Icons

React has developed its way of adding popular icon types to its React projects. This way, only the icons that will be used in your project are imported, not the complete icon library.

React Icons supports various icon libraries, some of which we have already listed:

• Ant Design Icons
• Bootstrap Icons
• BoxIcons
• Devicons
• Feather
• Flat Color Icons
• Font Awesome
• Game Icons
• Github Octicons icons
• Grommet-Icons
• Heroicons
• IcoMoon Free
• Ionicons 4
• Ionicons 5
• Material Design icons
• Remix Icon
• Simple Icons
• Typicons
• VS Code Icons
• Weather Icons
• css.gg

React Icons are a go-to option for creating React projects.

You can check out the React icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: React Icon Library

GitHub: React Icons GitHub Project

Material Icons

Google has developed its web design style called “Material Design”. Material Icons is their icon library, much like the Google Fonts library.

Google also offers a Material Symbols library that offers glyphs. Libraries offer a high level of customization. Google uses these libraries in its products, which is why they were primarily developed. Icons are available for the web, Android, iOS, and Flutter.

You can check out the Google Material Design icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Google Material Design Icon Library

GitHub: Google Material Design Icons GitHub Project

Material UI Icons

Material UI is a library of React components that uses Google’s Material Design style. The library offers a large selection of UI tools to help you speed up the creation of front-end applications.

This library uses identical Material Icons that Google offers only for use directly from the Material UI library. The goal of this library is to enable ready-made React components that use Material Design, just as Bootstrap provides ready-made CSS components.

We added this library because many such variants also offer the ability to import icons along with components. If you still want to use Material Design and icons together in your vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript projects, you can use Materialize or just Google Material Icons.

You can check out the Material UI icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Material UI icon library

GitHub: Material UI Icons GitHub Project

Fluent UI Icons

Fluent UI is a collection of UX frameworks developed by Microsoft to create cross-platform applications. Just as Google developed Material Design for its products, Microsoft developed the Fluent UI for its own. If you want your application to use the Microsoft Fluent UI style, you can use this library. You can import all the icons that Microsoft uses through the Fluent UI.

You can check out the Fluent UI icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Fluent UI icon library

GitHub: Fluent UI GitHub Project

Lineicons

Lineicons is an icon library for web designers and developers with a free CDN and icon editor. All the icons are hand-crafted. This library can be used for the UI of web, mobile, and desktop applications.

It allows customization of icons and it is possible to change the size and color. It comes with a free and pro plan, where the pro plan includes three different packages.

You can check out the Lineicons icon library and GitHub project via the following links:

Official website: Lineicons icon library

GitHub: Lineicons GitHub Project

Conclusion

In this post, we decided to bring you closer to icon libraries. If you haven’t already started saving various design and development resources, it’s time to start building your small private base. We hope we helped you choose the next icon library for your next project.

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Different Types of IT Jobs – Part 2

Introduction

We continue with the list of IT jobs that you can apply for if you plan to work in this profession or if you want to try something else. Also, if you are not from this profession, this list includes jobs that you can apply for without a diploma if you are self-taught. Of course, a diploma increases your chances of employment, but it is not the only measure of employment. People who are passionate and capable of performing the required tasks are required for such jobs. If you have some experience or have been studying for a long time, do not hesitate to apply.

This is the second part of the different types of IT jobs that exist. If you are interested in the rest of the list, you can read the first part – Different Types of IT Jobs – Part 1.

Computer Network Specialist

A computer network specialist is tasked with designing, building, and maintaining a computer network within a company. It ensures that network settings are in line with business requirements. In addition, this job includes maintaining network security and resolving emerging issues. It often requires installing software and hardware, training new network users, and customizing privileges within the network depending on company requirements.

Small and larger companies use computer networks, so there is always a need for this job. Some computer network specialists work from the office, while others travel from client to client.

This job is also often called:

• Network Administrator
• Network Architect
• Network Engineer
• Network System Administrator

Computer Support Specialist

The job of a computer support specialist is to provide technical assistance to the company, its clients, and employees. They use software and equipment to solve various problems every day. One group of computer support specialists provides customer support by helping people solve computer problems.

The second group of computer support specialists helps employees be able to successfully perform daily business activities. The problems that are solved are most often problems within the network or computer problems.

Any support job should be available 24/7, so it is normal for computer support specialists to work on weekends or at night.

This job is also often called:

• Help Desk Specialist
• Help Desk Technician
• Help Desk Analyst
• IT Support Specialist
• Support Specialist
• Technical Specialist
• Technical Support Specialist

Database Administrator (DBA)

Any company that has done digitization certainly has at least one database. Database administrators are companies that have complex and large databases or simply have multiple databases to maintain. This type of work requires assistance in storing and organizing the data of one company.

Also, database administrators take care of database security so that only authorized users can access the data. They care about the best way to store and protect data, such as financial information. The job of a database administrator includes everything from the process of creating, maintaining, protecting, and managing a database.

This job is also often called:

• Data Center Support Specialist
• Data Quality Manager
• Senior Database Administrator
• System Database Administrator
• Database Architect
• Database Analyst
• Application Database Administrator
• Data Warehouse Administrator
• Cloud Database Administrator

Information Security Specialist

As technologies change very quickly today and new technologies emerge that companies are rapidly implementing, there are various flaws that hackers can take advantage of. There are various reasons why hackers would have an interest in taking advantage of such omissions. The only way to keep a company safe is to have people who work to protect such things.

An information security specialist takes care of the protection of a company’s computer network and computer systems. They implement various security measures that mostly concern the installation and use of appropriate software. In addition, they test and simulate various types of attacks. This job is challenging and interesting, but it is also well-paid.

This job is also often called:

• Information Security Analyst
• Security Specialist
• Senior Security Specialist

Mobile Developer

A mobile developer is a type of software developer who specializes in mobile technologies. They make applications for Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS, which is why the mobile developer’s position is often also called “Android Developer” or “iOS Developer”. Because of this division, mobile developers learn programming languages depending on the platform they choose.

The Java programming language has long been used to develop Android applications, but now Kotlin is the most widely used. Objective C was previously used to develop iOS applications, but now Swift is the most widely used.

As mobile phones and tablets are increasingly used compared to desktops, the job of a mobile developer is a great choice.

This job is also often called:

• Android Developer
• Senior Android Developer
• Android Engineer
• Senior Android Engineer
• Android Mobile Developer
• iOS Developer
• iOS Engineer
• Mobile Engineer

Game Developer

Game developers are turning the concept of the game into reality. They mostly do visual programming, classical programming, and testing, but this job also includes other areas such as artificial intelligence, user interfaces, game logic, and design.

The main processes in game development are concept generation, design, creation, testing, and release of a game. The larger the company, the more specialized this position will be for certain tasks.

The job of a game developer can be very demanding and challenging, but it is usually done by people who have a passion for games, so on the other hand, it provides a lot.

This job is also often called:

• Game Animator
• Game Audio Engineer
• Game Designer
• Game Programmer
• Game Artist
• Creative Game Director
• Game Marketer/PR
• QA Game Tester
• Video Game System Designer
• Video Game Programmer
• Video Game Developer

Hardware Engineer

Hardware engineers are responsible for designing, developing, installing, testing, and maintaining hardware components such as circuit boards, processors, routers, and memory devices. These are professionals who work on any piece of hardware that serves an IT architecture.

Unlike software engineers, who will perform complex activities within physical systems, hardware engineers will visit and inspect physical systems more often. They identify problems in computer hardware and develop or test possible solutions. In addition, they find the best ways to implement new hardware changes within the IT architecture.

This job is also often called:

• Computer Hardware Engineer
• Senior Hardware Engineer
• Hardware Test Engineer

Web Administrator

The web administrator sets up the hosting where the company’s website is located, maintains the website, and improves the company’s visibility online. Web administrators have experience in website maintenance and web development, most often front-end development and they apply this knowledge to make the website look as attractive as possible.

In addition, they take care of user accounts and create and configure mail servers. They also provide customer support so that users understand the basic functions of a company’s system.

This job is also often called:

• Web Manager
• Webmaster
• Web Architect
• Web Developer
• Website Author
• Website Coordinator
• Website Publisher

Machine Learning Engineer

Machine learning engineers are experienced developers who focus on creating software that runs on their own and serves to automate predictive models. These types of software are called “artificial intelligence systems”. Machine learning engineers use AI systems to classify large amounts of data and develop algorithms that can learn and make predictions based on that.

This type of software learns through each operation and based on these learning results, the software can perform new operations more accurately.

This job is also often called:

• Machine Learning Research Scientist
• Machine Learning Scientist
• Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Conclusion

Since the IT industry is very broad, there are other IT jobs. We have singled out some of the most important ones for you. Most of the IT jobs on the list have sub-jobs, so some of these jobs can be divided into several smaller ones, which is one of the reasons for the rapid expansion of jobs in the IT sector. With the rapid progress of the IT industry, a large number of new types of IT jobs will emerge. We can’t wait to see what this industry will bring us.

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