Tag: Technical

Bar none, engineering talent is the most scarce resource in a startup. In fact, by 2030 — there will be a global engineering shortage of more than 85 million jobs, according to consulting firm Korn Ferry. Now try and narrow this even further to engineering talent who&rsquo...

Bar none, engineering talent is the most scarce resource in a startup. In fact, by 2030 — there will be a global engineering shortage of more than 85 million jobs, according to consulting firm Korn Ferry. Now try and narrow this even further to engineering talent who&rsquo...

“When I began the Ponzi scheme I believed it would end shortly and I would be able to extricate myself and my clients from the scheme.” — Bernard Madoff. Software developers can be great with numbers but are usually terrible with finances. Ward Cunningham coined the term &ldq...

It seems like anyone with an idea that includes even a brief reference to A.I. is finding their way into investor pockets to launch the machine-assisted version of any task you can think of — from A.I. for coders to A.I. for pets, the possibilities seem limitless right now. Which, of course...

The term “technical debt” usually refers to shortcuts or suboptimal approaches during software development. It manifests itself as poorly designed code, lack of documentation and outdated components. While properly written code and documentation are timeless, components and approaches ar...

It is common for software-producing teams to struggle with their business counterparts when it comes to technical debt. If you’ve ever built a software system or product, have been hampered by how hard it is to evolve it at the expected rate, and subsequently tried to argue for allocating time...

  I started working in IT in 2007, and while I have never worked in a tech company, I saw how things progressed from the “expert” to “jack of all trades, master of none,” sustained by technical progress, automation, and cost-cutting. This article goes through the role...

How often do you think about the non-technical side of your profession? We both work in a field that values technical skills and productivity, so it's okay if you don't see non-technical activities such as personal branding and industrial visibility as top priorities. But by the end of th...

Are you interested in starting a tech startup but feel like your lack of technical knowledge might hold you back? Don’t worry, it’s definitely possible with the right approach and mindset! First things first, take some time to reflect on your strengths, weaknesses, and limitations as ...

It seems like anyone with an idea that includes even a brief reference to A.I. is finding their way into investor pockets to launch the machine-assisted version of any task you can think of — from A.I. for coders to A.I. for pets, the possibilities seem limitless right now. Which, of course...

With no doubt, the most important news of the previous cycle was the managed dAPIs being made publicly available on the API3 Market. To explain briefly, a managed dAPI is a decentralized first-party data feed for which API3 provides the operational guarantees that the client...

Hi, I’m Taylor Hughes. I’m the technical cofounder of Hypernatural, the most amazing short-form video generator. I have shipped apps and built teams at Facebook, Google, Clubhouse, and a bunch of start-ups in between. I’ve had a few people ask me recently about how to ...

You might have seen videos or read articles about how to structure your folders and organize your assets, the following is a step further you may want to consider. Developing any application/game using a modular folder structure and partial classes can significantly impact the organization and ma...

IT engineers are required to have various skills to advance system development. You also need to think logically and communicate with clients and project members. Of course, it is better to have high programming skills and it is better to have a lot of IT knowledge. However, I have seen more than...

Leverage Auto-SKLearn Package to Improve ML Process Machine learning (ML) has grown in popularity over the past few years. With the increasing demand for data-driven solutions across industries, ML has become an essential tool for businesses and researchers. However, selecting and fine-tuning ML ...

Sooner or later, technology will become the new oxygen — that’s if it’s not there already. Everyone, one way or another, uses at least one tech product; it could be a smartphone, smartwatch, artificial intelligence (AI), website, social media app, cloud product, Google product, and...

I left Amazon to pursue other opportunities to fuel my career growth. When I joined Amazon Vancouver, the office was small with less than 200 employees. At the time I decided to leave, Amazon Vancouver had offices in multiple buildings incorporating thousands of employees. On my last day with the co...

The better part of my career has been spent working on software products. Most recently, however, I had the opportunity to spend a few months with business teams in the healthcare industry, coaching Scrum and other Agile ways of developing healthcare products. I took some time to reflect on what I l...

In my previous story, I shared the frustrations and challenges of reentering the tech job market amidst a sea of uncertainties and fierce competition. From falling salaries to the overwhelming number of applicants and ghosting recruiters, the journey had been anything but smooth. Today, I delve...

I’ve had the great fortune to work for an organization that made a good-faith effort to empower its teams. And I’ve worked at other places that didn’t. In my role as a dev lead, therefore, I’ve seen firsthand the difference between the two: empowered and… what&rsquo...

This article discusses one of the indicators of a set called the Rainbow Indicators which are structured and unique combinations of price-derived techniques aimed to help the trader predict reversals or to confirm the on-going trend. The indicator discussed is called the Blue indicator, a contrarian...

The term “technical debt” usually refers to shortcuts or suboptimal approaches during software development. It manifests itself as poorly designed code, lack of documentation and outdated components. While properly written code and documentation are timeless, components and approaches ar...

I’m sure my methods would be (or are) sometimes frowned upon by some of the ‘pros’ out there. I ask “what if” a lot. You know what? I don’t care. It’s why I am who I am and how I produce some of the images I do. I talked about this in a presentation ...

Introduction In a job interview, it’s not just your technical skills that matter the most just because there are a ton of developer out there with same level of skill as you are; your ability to e...

Have you ever found yourself reporting to a manager who’s a technical genius but a leadership novice? If you’ve been in this situation, you’ve probably felt the friction. Your manager knows their technical stuff inside-out but struggles with people management, impacting the team...

Why do so many new managers struggle and even flounder? According to research conducted in 2019 by CER Global (now Gartner), a shocking 60 percent of new managers fail within two years of starting their new role in leadership. That is an alarmingly high number — especially if you conside...

Engineers want their manager to deeply understand their work, resolve blockers, and provide technical guidance. Therefore, it’s important to stay technical as an engineering manager. But how do you do that while managing a team? One approach is to be a manager who also codes. Initially, ...

Introduction Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a critically acclaimed psychological horror action-adventure game by Ninja Theory, released in 2017. It captivated players with its emotionally charged narrative. Up to this day, I find it an unparalleled marvel of a gaming experience. Hellblade ...

Assomeone who has conducted over a hundred interviews for AWS Solution Architect roles, with over 80 of them during my tenure at AWS itself, I know firsthand the challenges and expectations that come with this role. If you’re aiming to excel in AWS Solution Architect interviews, you need more ...

Machine learning has revolutionized the way we analyze data and make predictions, but it’s often a complex and time-consuming process. Enter AutoML, short for Automated Machine Learning. In this technical blog, we’ll explore how Databricks AutoML automates the machine learning model-buil...

New York — the city of Broadway, baseball and the mighty ‘za. And to those in tech, it’s the city of consumer and FinTech startups. I moved to New York from London in 2022 because I believed there was an exciting investment opportunity being overlooked here — early-stage i...

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