The Crazy Programmer
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Software engineering has come a long way since the 1980s. From BASIC to C, Python, and Java, people can write much more complicated programs. Programming languages have diverged and evolved, helping to shape our current software industry. Despite all of the advances in programming languages, it is still common for new programmers to get stuck when learning a new language.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Is it micromanagement or the support you need? One of the biggest requests for help we receive is, “How do I deal with my micromanager boss?” In fact, that phrase consistently ranks in the top “ Asking for a Friend” questions in our Leadership Development Programs. Over-involved managers frustrate people all over the world, telling them what to do, slowing them down, and getting in the way.
Martin Fowler
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The latest crisis at Twitter has led to a big surge of interest in Mastodon and the broader Fediverse of open social media platforms. My colleague Julien Deswaef has long been an advocate of the Fediverse. Here he explains why organizations should take control of their own social media platform. by running their own Mastodon server.
Dell EMC
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Deepening the Dell and National Cybersecurity Alliance relationship.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
The Citus Data
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Reducing replication lag with IO concurrency in Postgres 15. PostgreSQL 15 improves crash recovery and physical replication performance of some large and very busy databases by trying to minimise I/O stalls. A standby server might now have an easier time keeping up with the primary. How? The change in PostgreSQL15 is that recovery now uses the maintenance_io_concurrency setting (default is 10, but you can increase it) to decide how many concurrent I/Os to try to initiate, rather than doing rando
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Twitter’s new CEO and owner Elon Musk is rattling the cage at his social network and ruffling a lot of feathers both inside and outside of the company. But while some in the tech world describe that kind of chaos as a garbage fire, others see it as something very different: an opportunity. Years-old federated social networks, legacy social platforms that have their own issues and a cacophony of pre-existing fringe efforts are all emerging as possible alternatives to Twitter.
Martin Fowler
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The usual Twitter convention is to follow the whole person, meaning one Twitter account for a person would tweet on many different subjects. In the Fediverse, however, that's not encouraged, so we'll see many people having multiple Mastodon (and other) accounts.s. more….
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
People are a lot like trees. You can’t make a tree do something, and the same holds true for people. No person brings the entire package to their work, just like no tree brings everything for every environment that you could possibly want. That’s not how any of it works. You’ll help your leadership when you can embrace and recognize the strengths that people bring and invest in that.
CIO
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Evidently, the downturn hasn’t soured investors on the travel industry. Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. The fresh cash will be put toward several efforts, CEO and co-founder Frederic Lalonde said in a press release, including supporting Hopper’s new social commerce initiatives.
The Crazy Programmer
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Have you ever wondered about the distinctions between web developers’ and web designers’ duties and obligations? You’re not alone! Many people have trouble distinguishing between these two. Although they collaborate to publish new websites on the internet, web developers and web designers play very different roles. To put these job possibilities into perspective, consider the construction of a house.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Use this Simple Technique for a Better Career Elevator Pitch. Do you ever think of exactly the right thing to say — your perfect career elevator pitch — the moment you walk away from the conversation? Do you want to make a better impression when you have only a few moments to share your ideas or ask for something you need? Today on Asking for a Friend , we go old-school and talk about a very practical, and easy-to-implement technique for getting people’s attention and making an
CIO
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
IT freelancing offers multiple benefits, including flexible working schedules, location choice, engaging assignments, diverse clients, and an opportunity to apply one’s talents in several different areas. But freelancing is also a business, and skilled IT freelancers know what it takes to find and keep great clients, as well as how to drop organizations that make unreasonable demands or fail to pay on time.
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Crypto is not having a good week, as Bitcoin crashed to under $17,000 — its lowest level in two years. The stock market continues to post declines as layoffs abound. Meanwhile, inflation recently reached a 40-year high. For those looking for a safe place to park their cash and actually earn a decent amount of interest on their savings above the national average APY of just 0.20% , the options are not exactly plentiful.
The Crazy Programmer
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
When it comes to studying computer science in Italy, you’ll have a lot of options in terms of location and the particular specialization you choose to study. These universities offer some of the best undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. programs in the country. If you’re interested in learning computer science in Italy, check out one of these universities next year!
Netflix Tech
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
By Vadim Filanovsky and Harshad Sane In one of our previous blogposts, A Microscope on Microservices we outlined three broad domains of observability (or “levels of magnification,” as we referred to them)?—?Fleet-wide, Microservice and Instance. We described the tools and techniques we use to gain insight within each domain. There is, however, a class of problems that requires an even stronger level of magnification going deeper down the stack to introspect CPU microarchitecture.
CIO
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Three years ago, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) set out to apply intelligent automation (IA) to every aspect of its business. As the global COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to spread, the company, one of the world’s largest suppliers of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer packaged goods, needed to reduce costs, speed up tasks, and improve the accuracy of its core business operations.
Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
French startup PhotoRoom has raised a $19 million Series A funding round. The company develops a popular photo editing app for e-commerce vendors and small businesses. In particular, it helps you remove the background behind objects you are about to sell so that your photos look more professional. Balderton Capital is leading the Series A round with angels from Facebook, Hugging Face and Disney+ also participating.
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
In this week’s The Long View: People won’t shut up about Rustlang, and Musk mandates Twitter teams return to the office. The post Rust Momentum Intensifies | Elon Says No WFH appeared first on DevOps.com.
Synopsys
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
JavaScript, like other programming languages, are not without security challenges. These JavaScript security best practices will help you build more-secure code. The post JavaScript security best practices for securing your applications appeared first on Application Security Blog.
CIO
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software Modernization has become a hot-button topic across the tech and business landscape. With ongoing advancements in cloud technology and the seemingly unlimited potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies, many organizations are eager to digitally transform and modernize their operations and software applications.
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
What’s a software company worth? It’s not an idle question, but one that underpins a huge amount of private-market investment and human effort. In 2021, the presumed value of software revenues grew, adding to a longer upcycle that pushed tech companies’ valuations into the stratosphere. Since late 2021, however, a decline in tech valuations in private and public markets has entirely shaken up the game.
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
In the world of DevOps, only two things really matter: To release applications and updates as quickly as possible To have access to resources (processing, storage, networks) able to run those apps, as cost-effectively as possible. The measures used to achieve these twin goals should work together seamlessly–otherwise, you’re inefficient. But software development and IT […].
Darktrace
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Since the release of version 2 of Raccoon Stealer in May 2022, Darktrace’s SOC has observed a continuous surge in Raccoon Stealer v2 activity. In this blog, we will outline the typical steps of a Raccoon Stealer v2 infection, paying close attention to the info-stealer’s network-based behaviors.
CIO
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
For veteran CIO Amir Arooni, the aha moment came during a master’s dissertation deep dive into why there were so many IT project failures. Digging through research examining the impact of standard conventions like siloed teams and staged gate processes, Arooni began percolating ideas for how to shift IT organizations away from the traditional project-oriented culture to something more agile, with greater business accountability and more responsiveness to changing customer needs.
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IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we n iche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Nolan Church , the CEO and co-founder of Continuum, about his perspective on the tech layoff wave.
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
DevSecOps is having a moment in the federal government. With President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity and federal agencies’ issuance of DevSecOps best practices based on the Enduring Security Framework, government organizations are shoring up and standardizing their DevSecOps processes to meet today’s cybersecurity challenges head-on.
Netflix Tech
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
By Soheil Esmaeilzadeh , Negin Salajegheh , Amir Ziai , Jeff Boote Introduction Streaming services serve content to millions of users all over the world. These services allow users to stream or download content across a broad category of devices including mobile phones, laptops, and televisions. However, some restrictions are in place, such as the number of active devices, the number of streams, and the number of downloaded titles.
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