What is 1C and why are programmers learning it in 2025

💡 Have you just started your journey in programming and don't know where to start? Have you heard about 1C, but everything seems boring and "not real" IT? Don't be! Today we will figure out why the 1C language is an excellent entry point into IT for beginners and what opportunities it opens up.

🔍 What is 1C anyway?

Many people think that 1C is an accounting program. It is partly true, but in fact it is business automation platform: from trade to HR, from warehouses to analytics. Hundreds of solutions are built on it, which means that we also need developers who know how to work with this platform.

The 1C programming language is built into this platform. It is closer to scripting languages (like Python), and even a beginner can master it.

💼 Where 1C programmers work

• 🔹 In large companies with internal accounting

• 🔹 In IT departments in manufacturing, logistics, and trade

• 🔹 In government agencies and schools

• 🔹 On freelance: support of 1C-systems - demanded and regular work

💰 Salaries — from 70,000 ₽ for beginners, up to 200,000 ₽ and above for experienced specialists.

🧑‍💻 What a 1C programmer does

Here's what a 1C developer does:

• ✅ Writes and customizes forms, reports, documents

• ✅ Makes improvements to meet the needs of the company

• ✅ Integrates 1C with websites, cash registers, banks

• ✅ Fixes bugs and updates configurations

🎯 It's more about applied tasks and helping businesses than about complex algorithms.

🚀 Why 1C is a good start

1C is often criticized, but it has powerful advantages for a start:

• 📚 Simple and intuitive development environment

• 🛠 Many tasks — you can quickly get practice

• 👶 Low entry threshold - suitable even for those who are not strong in mathematics

• 🎓 Many vacancies for juniors

👉 And you immediately start solving real problems, not just writing training code.

⚙️ What does the 1C code look like

Here is an example of a simple code that processes a customer's order:

Процедура ОформитьЗаказ(Клиент)
  НовыйЗаказ = Документы.ЗаказПокупателя.СоздатьДокумент();
  НовыйЗаказ.Дата = ТекущаяДата();
  НовыйЗаказ.Клиент = Клиент;
  НовыйЗаказ.ДобавитьТовар("Product_001", 5);
  НовыйЗаказ.Записать();
КонецПроцедуры

You can use the built-in mechanisms of business objects without worrying about low-level SQL or storage architecture — the platform itself does it for you.

However, if necessary, you can use direct requests:

Выборка = Новый Запрос("SELECT * FROM Reference Book.Nomenclature").Выполнить().Выбрать();
Пока Выборка.Следующий() Цикл
  Сообщить(Выборка.Наименование);
КонецЦикла;

🔄 Is it possible to switch from 1C to another language?

Yes! After 1C, it will be easier to understand Python, JavaScript or SQL. You will already know:

• 🧠 How to work with data

• 📊 How reports and interfaces are built

• 🧩 What is business logic

So if you decide to go further in IT, it's not a dead end, but a launching pad. 🚀

In the attachment Code you will be able to master not only Python and JavaScript, but also understand the basics of logic, conditions, loops and databases. This is an excellent base from which you can already confidently move to 1C or other directions.