Women are underrepresented in the tech sector —myth or reality? Two years ago, we launched a diversity series aimed at bringing the most inspirational and powerful women in the tech scene to your attention. Today, we’d like you to meet Andrea Pretorian, Content Manager with BitIRA.
Companies are looking for more ML talent. Prove you have the machine learning knowledge to get a data science job in one of the best fields in the US. In this article, Yana Yelina explores four of the most common methods for ML algorithms.
There’s nothing scarier than job hunting….except for the job listings themselves. Here are some of the worst sins that recruiters make when searching to hire a developer.
IT/Ops professionals are some of the best paid in the field. Things move fast, with new technology to constantly learn and keep up with. While there is no secret code to earning more, there are some trends between the top earners. What do these DevOps specialists have in common and what should you focus on to move up the ladder?
Stack Overflow’s Salary Calculator has a new update for 2018. Between adding new countries, there’s also updated numerical data. What should you focus on in order to rise up the ladder? Depends on whether you’re willing to take a few risks or play it safe.
Hunting for a job as software developer? Want to stand out from the competition? Elina Panayotova goes over what you need to know for your next interview to make sure you get the tech job of your dreams.
Stay on top of the latest trends and top skills in open source careers. The 2018 Open Source Jobs Report has some interesting takeaways for open source professionals and their employers.
What’s in a name? Nomenclature wars sound a little medieval for tech and yet… is there really a difference between coder, developer, software engineer, or programmer? It seems like every time we turn around, there’s another new job we’re all supposed to be doing. Code Architect? Software Gardener? Programming Ninja? I wasn’t trained for this!
Open source makes the world go round, from Google, Facebook and Twitter to Android smartphones and Linux in self-driving cars. The Linux Foundation’s 2017 Open Source Jobs Report confirms that the hiring market for developers with open source skills is hot, hot, hot. Are you ready?
How can a business decide between investing in DevOps or full-stack developers? Richard Gall is here to explain how you can navigate this tricky choice. For one thing, the difference between the two might be smaller than you think.
Growing pains are difficult for everyone, but especially for start-ups. Today, we look at whether it is better to hire testers first or a manager. Logically, it should be a tester, right? Nope. In this article, Kevin Dunne explains why your team actually needs a QA manager first.
Coding at night? It’s probably not in JavaScript. The data scientists over at Stack Overflow have done a deep dive and discovered when certain programming languages are used. Surprisingly, not a whole lot of people are asking questions on Stack at 5am. Who knew?
The software development profession is becoming little more than an amalgamation of abstract paradigms, useless concepts and ‘cool’ tools that bring us few real results, says Steve Naidamast. In this long read, he takes a sociological look at the downward trajectory of programming.
The more languages you know, the better a programmer you are, right? Not always – your coding skills are just the beginning of what most companies are looking for in a fresh programming recruit.
