Off-Topic

In honor of the World Cup, we’re taking a look at football-cli, the command line interface for developers who love football (or soccer). Football-cli helps developers keep track of scores while still looking busy!

We’ve previously written about the diversity issues that the IT industry faces and felt it was time to turn the attention to our own actions in this regard. Here we share how we’re hoping to get more women involved in current and future JAX conferences. Can you help?

Looking for a quick programming humour pick-me-up? We embarked on our own little mission to find some of the funnier corners of the web outside of the mainstream portals. Warning: Laughter may ensue.

RSA Conference organisers have cracked down on so-called “booth babes” in a bid to stamp out the harassment and sexism that often occurs at expo-style events. Pretty-on-purpose recruiters are just adding fuel to the fire.

Keeping your programming skills up-to-date and making yourself appealing to potential employers is a constant struggle. To learn more efficiently, research has shown that you first need to understand yourself.

The freedom that informs our open communication has come under attack. Cartoonist, journalist, developer – yesterday’s attack is a reminder of the role that openness plays in our lives.

You can’t spell insult without IT. Open-source and tongue-in-cheek, “FOaaS” is a highpoint in XaaS innovation – and it delivers the perfect insult as a service.

What are developers dressing up as for Halloween this year? And what is it that programmers are most scared of?

Check out the new upcoming promo for the Oracle University and its Oracle Certification programs.