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Should you post that you’re #OpenToWork? A tale of two labor markets.

TechCrunch

If you’re a software engineer who’s on the market, should you list yourself as OpenToWork? We also made sure to check their LinkedIns twice: once in early 2021, when there were practically no tech layoffs, and again in early 2023, in the wake of the worst round of tech layoffs since 2001. Does doing so send a negative signal?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: #OpenToWork reality check, deck-free pitching, ARR growth lessons

TechCrunch

A tale of two labor markets Image Credits: Sebastian Gorczowski (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Talented software engineers are generally in demand, but could adding #OpenToWork to a LinkedIn profile actually work against people who are hoping to change jobs? Job platform interviewing.io

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Forecasting software delivery. Engineering's new best friend.

Allstacks

These "Death Marches," as they are often referred to in project management, left their mark on many engineers. So it was no surprise when engineers declared independence from this old world of software development in 2001 with "The Agile Manifesto." With this, we moved into the next generation of software engineering.

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Attending Oracle’s CodeOne? Here Are 15 Sessions Everyone Will Be Talking About

OverOps

Thisan Samarasinghe , Head of Software Engineering, LOLC Technologies. Moscone West – Room 2001. Moscone West – Room 2001. Learn from this experience and see a live demo of a typical day in the life of a modern development team.”. Shay Shmeltzer , Director of Product Management. Monday, Oct 22, 5:45 p.m.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO

White, a 2001 Morgan State University graduate with a bachelor’s in computer science, speaks from experience: He had two pivotal internships that propelled his professional career. I have no doubt we can staff up by going to Morgan, where there are students doing top-level software engineering.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

CIO

Women in Technology International (WITI) was founded in 1989 as the International Network of Women in Technology and was later rebranded in 2001. Women Who Code focuses on empowering women in tech and redefining the industry so that women are equally represented at leaders, executives, founders, VCs, board members, and software engineers.

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Improving Security by influencing Human Behavior

Xebia

Security is so much more than a software engineering topic. Holistic in the context of security implies that security is never about engineering only, it is about the collaborative implementation of the famous trinity of People, Process and Technology (PPT) [1] , [2] , [3] , [4]. What drives behavior of a person? & others.

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