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Paying down tech debt: further learnings

The Pragmatic Engineer

  Every program has non-domain specific code. In the early 90’s, DOS programs like the ones my company made had its own Text UI screen rendering system. Contractors were recruited for their expertise in the new system, so couldn’t work on the legacy one.

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Is the “AI developer”a threat to jobs – or a marketing stunt?

The Pragmatic Engineer

It’s nothing new that software engineers are expensive and hard to recruit; this has been the case since the dawn of computing. In 1959, the programming language COBOL was designed by software engineer Grace Hopper. The stated goal of this language was to allow business people with no programming background to use it.

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Cloudera’s Pivot to a Virtual Internship Program

Cloudera

Typically, running smooth and successful internship programs requires in-person interactions with high touchpoints. They could either postpone the program, shorten it in length, go fully virtual, or cancel it altogether. . By April, more than 80% of companies decided to alter their programs in some way. That’s a lot of change!

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8 In-Demand Data Science Certifications for Career Advancement [2023]

Analytics Vidhya

As recruiters hunt for professionals who are knowledgeable about data science, the average median pay for a proficient Data Scientist has soared to $100,910 […] The post 8 In-Demand Data Science Certifications for Career Advancement [2023] appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Most Popular Programming Certifications for 2024

Knowledge Hut

Programming is at the core of software development, which is why there is a huge demand for programmers—a demand that is growing exponentially and is expected to rise at a steady rate even in the future. Recruiters are on the lookout for professionals who have solid programming and full-stack development skills.

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Is the “AI developer”a threat to jobs – or a marketing stunt?

The Pragmatic Engineer

It’s nothing new that software engineers are expensive and hard to recruit; this has been the case since the dawn of computing. In 1959, the programming language COBOL was designed by software engineer Grace Hopper. The stated goal of this language was to allow business people with no programming background to use it.

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LinkedIn Bug Bounty Program - One Year Anniversary of Public Launch

LinkedIn Engineering

To tap into the collective insights of the entire security community, we decided to expand our private bug bounty program to everyone on the HackerOne platform last year. Invitations to the program were primarily determined from high quality engagement with security researchers via our Security mailing lists.