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Sleuth wants to use AI to measure software developer productivity

TechCrunch

As knowledge workers including software engineers shifted to remote work during the pandemic, executives expressed a concern that productivity would suffer as a result. The evidence is mixed on this, but in the software industry particularly, remote work exacerbated many of the challenges that employees already faced.

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Wilco gamifies your path through your software engineering career

TechCrunch

Israeli startup Wilco describes itself as “an immersive upskilling platform for software developers,” and snuck out of stealth this week with its first public version, and a stash-box with $7 million worth of fresh seed funding. It turns out that being able to write software is only a small part of the job.

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Interview questions for engineering managers and senior software developers

NeverFriday

I wrote two articles that have been published that list interview questions you can ask when interviewing engineering manager and senior software engineer candidates. 10+ Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions.

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How to hire a software developer in a candidate-driven market

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

What is the developer talent market really like? According to recent studies, the unemployment rate for software engineers in the US stands at an all-time low of 1.3%. Back in 2014, the American Entrepreneur, Marc Andreessen, boldly stated that software is eating the world, and now we see it actually is.

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Mintlify taps AI to automatically generate documentation from code

TechCrunch

CEO Han Wang says that the proceeds will be put toward product development and doubling Mintlify’s core, three-person team by the end of the year. Ithaca, New York-based Mintlify was co-founded in 2021 by Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee — both software engineers by trade.

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Top 20 Female Speakers in Software Development Events

Apiumhub

In recent years, there has been an increasing effort to include more female speakers at software development events. Lack of Representation: When there are few female role models or speakers in the software development community, it becomes challenging for aspiring female developers to see themselves in those positions.

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A Software Engineering Career Ladder

James Shore

I’ve been quiet lately, and that’s because I’ve joined OpenSesame as Vice President of Engineering. It’s been a fascinating opportunity to rebuild an engineering organization from the inside, and I’m loving every minute. Associate Software Engineers Associate Software Engineer 1s are at the start of their career.