We've all got to those moments when a job interviewer turns to candidates and asks the inevitable, “Do you have any questions for me?” at the end of the interview. It's critical to come up with a slate of good questions to ask that uncover vital … Read more
How to transition a developer career into Kubernetes
Even developers who do well know new skills can help them negotiate a pay rise and make them more attractive to other companies. And the hot tech to learn now? Kubernetes. It's still uncertain how long most tech companies will keep their … Read more
Forget ‘users’ and focus on the 7 steps to make organizations ‘memberful’
With the birth of the world wide web came digital design and the introduction of the phrase “user experience.” It would mean many things to many people but broadly it’s used to describe what someone learns, sees, and feels when interacting with web … Read more
How to make the most of the AWS free tier
Free is a powerful incentive. Peter Wayner recalls: "When I taught a course on web frameworks at the local college, we designed the assignments to ensure that all of the experiments could be done quickly with Amazon Web Services’s collection of … Read more
Here are 10 best practices for Node developers
Node.js is popular among developers as an asynchronous and event-driven language used for backend development. It has a syntax easy enough to understand even for beginners. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned developer using Node, … Read more
MongoDB rolls out pick ‘n’ mix multi-cloud DBaaS, hopes to win over footdraggers by playing well with AWS, Google, Microsoft
MongoDB is rolling out a multi-cloud cluster it said will let users deploy a single distributed database across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas, the Database-as-a-service (DBaaS), was first launched in 2016 but has so far been … Read more
What Are the Main Areas of Development for a Data Analyst’s Career?
Data analysts manipulate data and use it to help organisations make wise business decisions. They gather information from the data regarding specific aspects, interpret, analyse and share their findings with other stakeholders in the organisation … Read more
Coinbase will sponsor two Bitcoin Core developers with first Crypto Community Fund grants
As part of their Crypto Community Fund, Coinbase plans to sponsor at least two Bitcoin developers, who contribute directly to the Bitcoin Core codebase or closely associated Bitcoin projects. They are beginning a search for grant … Read more
Gitpod hooks up with GitLab to take on GitHub Codespaces
Developers were given another option for code wrangling today with the arrival of native GitLab integration for Gitpod. The announcement came alongside a $3m first round of investor cash for the web-based development environment company. As … Read more
COVID-19 revealed a shocking fact about leadership
Prior to COVID-19 the world was already obsessed with leaderism, cleverly defined by Gianpiero Petriglieri as “an intoxication with leadership that harms us more than the ills we invoke leaders to cure.” This person-centric cult of leadership was … Read more
The Ultimate Guide to Developer Community Management for Beginners
Table Of ContentsWhy this guide?Why choose developer community management? What distinguishes tech communities from any other community? What does managing a tech community require? What are the main skills of developer community … Read more
Project management: How to cope with massive uncertainty and get stuff done
For execs charged with plotting a path for their teams and organisations in these deeply abnormal times, what's the best way to manage uncertainty? How do you plan for anything anymore and, if so, how? Four experts give ZDNet their best-practice … Read more
Recreating historical streetscapes using deep learning and crowdsourcing
For many, gazing at an old photo of a city can evoke feelings of both nostalgia and wonder. We have Google Street View for places in the present day, but what about places in the past? What was it like to walk through Manhattan in the 1940s? To … Read more
Why Are These Developer Community Manager’s Skills So Critical?
Table Of ContentsOne role, many tasksWhy does a tech community need management?What distinguishes tech communities from any other community?What does managing a community of developers entail?What hard skills are essential for a developer community … Read more
How a cheat sheet can help you ace your video interview
One of the advantages of interviewing during a pandemic is that you’re likely to be able to do it from the comfort of your own home through videoconferencing. Not only does it save time by eliminating a commute; you can set up your environment to … Read more
Startups, it’s time to scrap the diversity committee
Recently Sifted feature an anonymous author who wrote about their experience of diversity and inclusion in the workplace: "Once viewed as the solution to fostering diversity and inclusion (D&I) in an organisation, D&I committees have … Read more
The most valuable software developer skills in 2020
As one of the biggest growth areas of the past decade, software development skills remain in high demand, even in today’s economy. But some skills are more desirable than others. Choosing the right ones to concentrate on is particularly important … Read more
How to Become a Better Developer Community Manager
Table Of ContentsNot a job, a vocationWhat makes a good developer community manager?What does managing a large community require?How do you successfully grow a community of developers?What metrics should you use to drive growth?What personal goals … Read more
4 ways to recapture what’s lost when we’re not in the office
Human beings are extraordinarily adaptable, and even amidst the extreme physical isolation of COVID-19 life, we’ve discovered that we can communicate effectively without face-to-face interactions, manage people and lead entire businesses from our … Read more
The Evolving Role of the Chief Technology Officer: A Skills Assessment
So you're a CTO now. Congrats! But, you feel like you're in over your head. So many skills you've got to have, so many things you need to know. It seems like a never-ending list! Help! Good thing we've gathered a few frequently asked questions by … Read more
