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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

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from 2010 to 2019. According to the report, African developers created 40% more open source repositories on the software engineering marketplace in 2019 than in 2018 — recording a higher growth percentage than any other continent globally. Image Credits: ITU World Telecommunication/IOT indicators database/Endeavor.

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There’s nothing Automattic about balancing commercial growth with an open source developer community

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In his reckoning, WordPress could double its current scale in the coming years, a proposition that can make even the most bullish open source software engineer nervous. Hosting service WP Engine , for instance, was founded in 2010 and grew quickly, raising nearly $300 million, according to Crunchbase.

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Making sense of Klarna

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Today, Klarna is most certainly a tech company, employing 1,300 software engineers out of a staff of over 3,500. Unsurprisingly, fueled by Sequoia’s cash, Klarna continued to grow in 2010, ending the year with $54 million in annual revenue, an increase of 80%. People referred to them as the invoicing company.”.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010. Factors such as remote work, offshore development, and the steadily growing labor pool of software engineers have enabled startups to hire additional engineering talent, adding yet another catalyst to this vibrant ecosystem.

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When new apps lead to lower worker productivity

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from 2010 to 2018, according to BLS. Our software engineers, especially the most seasoned, have been slow to embrace the potential of [AI] GPTs due to trust issues and in some cases actual limitations of the tools,” he says. Over the longer term, US labor productivity grew just 0.8%

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ICG: Specializing in real-time streaming and analytics through the LUX solution

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Founded in 2010, ICG specializes in real-time streaming and analytics through its LUX solution. ICG’s team of highly experienced software engineers, intelligence analysts, scientists and other technology experts have devoted themselves to industry-leading solutions and innovations to benefit ICG’s customers.

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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

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And when Geely bought the company in 2010, it led to a geographical expansion, but until now there’s never been such a thorough and comprehensive effort to modernize the digital landscape, according to Altehed. It’s also about creating different types of career paths, whether becoming a manager or specializing as a software engineer.

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