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GitHub has announced a new version of GitHub Actions with the much-requested CI/CD support for third-party continuous integration and continuous deployment tools. With the newly added capabilities, GitHub Actions now makes it easier for developers to automate building, testing, and deploying projects on any platform, including Linux, macOS, and Windows. The Microsoft-owned code repository platform […]
Ever wished that you would never be kicked out of your job, here is some inspiration for you — A contract programmer duped a German-based tech corporation into rehiring him every few years. David Tinley was hired by the US unit of Siemens to create automated spreadsheets. These spreadsheets were used by the company to […]
In December 2018, the career website Glassdoor released its annual list of the best places to work. On the list, Facebook ranked in seventh place and got a 4.5 award score out of 5. In the previous iteration of the list, the social media company ranked 1st. The report didn’t surprise anyone, thanks to the […]
A Chinese software engineer has been jailed for sharing the private keys of repositories, belonging to the drone-maker company DJI, on GitHub. The keys in question were exposed publicly in January 2018. Anyone possessing the key along with the right skills and knowledge can decrypt DJI’s encrypted flight control firmware and bypass geofencing and restrictions […]
A Belgian self-taught programmer has solved MIT’s 20-year-old cryptographic puzzle designed by Ron Rivest who is one of the pioneers in RSA cryptographic protocol and, in fact, the R in RSA was taken from his name. In 1999, a time capsule with a puzzle designed by Rivest was delivered to the famous architect Frank Gehry […]
Short Bytes: According to the latest survey published by Stack Overflow’s data scientist David Robinson, who prefers spaces, developers who use spaces make more money than the tab-using crowd. This result is surprising, given the fact that the use of tabs is recommended in the programming community. It was also found out that using spaces increases the pay […]
Learning programming is easy but excelling in a particular field is hard. With an exponential rise in the demand of coding-related jobs, this field has become more competitive than ever. So, for passing with flying colors, one needs to make various coding career related decisions carefully. Recently, I came across a set of charts that […]
Short Bytes: What are the signs that you should look for before joining a coding class? Apart from the love for programming, there are some other points that could become a reason for learning programming. These reasons include the problem-solving skills, will to create something new and having a better control over one’s work and […]
Short Bytes: Mathieu Passenaud, a creative developer, has built an entire operating system to showcase his CV. He used an 8-year-old project from his student days and created the operating system around it. The result is a basic operating system ( a 2-page CV) that reads keyboard input and displays text. Writing a perfect resume is […]
Short Bytes: Apart from learning how to code, an aspiring developer needs to cultivate some other skills. Stressing the importance of writing good English, ex-Microsoft engineer Mike Borozdin says that writing skills allow one to discover (and grab) new opportunities. He says that a developer can easily improve writing skills by keeping a blog. You might have […]
Short Bytes: The programming novices often struggle with the question “Should a coder use Google and Stack Overflow often?” Well, the answer to this question is a simple ‘yes’ as they are just another set of tools that help you learn new things and complete your job. Becoming an expert programmer is a skill that’s […]
Short Bytes: Becoming a smart programmer that gets hired by tech giants isn’t an easy task. You must possess a mixture of some common and few unique skills to carve your way to the top. Read more and know about different characteristics of a good programmer. The fast-changing information age is upon us and the […]
Short Bytes: The stereotypes associated with programmers are countless. To study them, using Microsoft’s Face API, Trestle Technology has performed a survey that tells some interesting results like — C++ programmers are the oldest, Swift programmers are beardy hipsters, and Java programmers are the saddest. If we talk about the existing stereotypes in the programming world, you […]
Why you should learn to code? Apple Founder Steve Jobs once said in an interview: “I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think.” With the changing environment around us and the inclusion of computers in our personal space, technology and computers are now […]
Short Bytes: With the advent of new online opportunities, learning how to code is easier than ever. Read more to know why everyone should learn to code and grab the best courses to kickstart your coding career. Tons of people start programming because they fall in love with codes and feel excited around computers. They […]
Short Bytes: Sometimes it takes too much effort to fetch a cup of coffee, replying a couple emails, and some other small work at your job. The way it looks like, a programmer got irritated by these regular chores and decided to write some “hacker scripts” to get his job done. When you’ve got some […]