Tag: Miscellaneous
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Predicting contract length with probabilistic programming
Posted on January 11, 2020, Level beginner Resource Length medium
An article by Antoine Hachez about Jobandtalent experience with applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to real business problems.
Tags big-data data-science miscellaneous how-to
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How to apply Lean Principles to your startup's productivity and time management
Posted on January 10, 2020, Level beginner Resource Length medium
John Rampton wrote this article about how focusing on one thing at a time is a very good start to your productivity.
Tags agile frameworks miscellaneous software how-to
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Understanding garbage collectors
Posted on January 5, 2020, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Great explanation how the default garbage collectors work. Garbage collection (or GC) is an automated way to reclaim for reuse memory that is no longer in use. By Christine H. Flood.
Tags java programming miscellaneous oop
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Distributed teams are helping startups scale faster
Posted on December 31, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length medium
An article by Alexandre Lazarow about a broader trend -- the growing trend of a distributed workforce model.More startups are using a distributed workforce model earlier in their lifecycle.
Tags startups teams miscellaneous career cio
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HTML, CSS and Go: Vugu premise and example
Posted on December 28, 2019, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
An article by Brad Peabody about Vugu andd WwebAssembly. Vugu is a Go library that makes it easy to write HTML markup and Go code which is compiled and run in the browser using WebAssembly.
Tags javascript frameworks nodejs web-development miscellaneous
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The many meanings of Open: Open Data, Open Source, and Open Standards
Posted on December 25, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length long
Anne Hale Miglarese wrote this explanation of various 'open' terms. Open data, open source, and open standards are not synonymous and should not be conflated.
Tags open-source miscellaneous cloud programming
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Customer and user perception of value and what it means to designers
Posted on December 16, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Financial value is not the only motivating factor for users and consumers to invest in a product. In fact, it is the perception of value both financial and non-financial that drives the decision to adopt (or not) a product. By Wiki4des and www.interaction-design.org.
Tags ux web-development miscellaneous learning
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8 common pen testing mistakes and how to avoid them
Posted on December 10, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length short
Penetration testing is vital, but are you doing it right? Here are some common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them. An article by Michelle Drolet.
Tags cloud infosec miscellaneous cio agile
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Fifteen things you need to know before buying a telescope
Posted on December 7, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length long
Your guide to buying new telescope. Buying a telescope is a big step, especially if you're not sure what all those terms -- f/ratio, magnification, go-to -- mean. So, to eliminate confusion and make sure you understand what you're buying, here's what to check out before you write the check out. Older, but very useful guide by Michael E. Bakich.
Tags learning miscellaneous how-to
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Sample REST API in Rust and Go
Posted on December 4, 2019, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Julio Manuel Merino Vidal wrote about his experiences about prototyping a bunch of web apps whose ideas had been floating in author's mind for a long time. Author spent quite a bit of time learning about REST APIs and, as part of these exercises, implemented skeletons of REST servers in both Go and Rust.
Tags programming how-to learning miscellaneous
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5 things I have learned in 20 years of programming
Posted on November 23, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length long
Erik Dietrich wrote this piece about his experiences working in software development industry. The demand for programmers has grown so dramatically over the last 4-5 decades that the number of programmers is always doubling every five years.
Tags programming learning miscellaneous how-to
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5 myths about strategy
Posted on November 22, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Stephen Bungay is author of this summary about 5 myths about strategy. According author there are lies, there are big lies, and then there are myths. And myths are the worst of the three.
Tags management big-data data-science miscellaneous agile teams