Tag: Miscellaneous
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Fewer working hours, more productivity
Posted on July 14, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
It seems like a counterintuitive question: how can employees get more done in less time? Surely, if we want employees to be productive, we need to give them more time to work, not less? But recent studies have shown that shorter working hours can lead to increased productivity. By @quire.io.
Tags miscellaneous performance app-development software
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How I use stories to share data at meetings
Posted on July 13, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
Want to keep people awake at data presentations? Try sharing your findings backwards. You've worked it. Now put your chart down, flip it and reverse it. By Ryan Estrellado.
Tags miscellaneous cio agile data-science management
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Pair programming approach for engaging girls in the computing classroom: Study results
Posted on July 9, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Authors share the second report in our series of findings from the Gender Balance in Computing research programme, which they've been running as part of the National Centre for Computing Education and with various partners. By Katharine Childs.
Tags miscellaneous programming agile teams career
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Lessons from writing a compiler
Posted on July 8, 2022, Level advanced Resource Length long
The standard academic literature is most useful for the extreme frontend (parsing) and the extreme backend (SSA, instruction selection and code generation), but the middle-end is ignored. This is fine if you want to learn how to build, e.g., the next LLVM: a fat backend with a very thin frontend. By Fernando Borretti.
Tags miscellaneous programming oop app-development performance data-science
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A technique to teach bimanual robots stir-fry cooking
Posted on June 23, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length short
As robots make their way into a variety of real-world environments, roboticists are trying to ensure that they can efficiently complete a growing number of tasks. For robots that are designed to assist humans in their homes, this includes household chores, such as cleaning, tidying up and cooking. By Ingrid Fadelli , Tech Xplore.
Tags startups miscellaneous cloud robotics machine-learning big-data
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Things a city needs to become a startup hub
Posted on June 22, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
It's common sense that being part of a thriving startup community can bring immense advantages to your own project. Yet, not all startup founders have the opportunity or desire to move to Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing, or any of the other big startup hubs. By Abdo Riani.
Tags startups miscellaneous cloud management cio
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Three myths of open source software risk and the one nobody is discussing
Posted on June 18, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Open source software is being vilified once again and, in some circles, even considered a national security threat. Open source software risk has been a recurring theme: First it was classified as dangerous because anyone could work on it and then it was called insecure because nobody was in charge. By Josh Bressers.
Tags web-development app-development miscellaneous open-source
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New superconductors could make faster Quantum computers
Posted on June 17, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Practical quantum computers could soon arrive with profound implications for everything from drug discovery to code-breaking. By Sascha Brodsky.
Tags programming cio app-development miscellaneous software-architecture
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Guide to enterprise open source: Why your organization needs it now
Posted on June 6, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
There are some universal truths about open source software (OSS). It has revolutionized our world and become the foundation of our digital society, the backbone of our digital economy, and the basis of our digital existence. By @linuxfoundation.
Tags cloud miscellaneous cio open-source
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The future of computer vision
Posted on June 5, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Computer vision is a rapidly growing field in research and applications. Advances in computer vision research are now more directly and immediately applicable to the commercial world. By Richmond Alake.
Tags cloud miscellaneous cio big-data machine-learning data-science
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Stacks vs. Solana vs. Polygon: How do they compare from a developer perspective?
Posted on May 31, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
What's the best blockchain for building Web3 applications? It depends on what you want to prioritize across the blockchain trilemma. The trilemma argues that blockchains can only provide two of the three properties of decentralization, security, and scalability, and that no matter where you build, you'll be making a tradeoff. By Joe Bender.
Tags blockchain cloud fintech how-to miscellaneous performance
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30 positive feedback examples that create positive outcomes
Posted on May 27, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
Giving positive feedback to your employees is one of the most powerful things a leader can do. It encourages your direct reports to continue doing good work, but it also strengthens the relationships. By Lucy Georgiades.
Tags management miscellaneous cio learning