Over the past 50 years, our Planet has been seriously injured by the human race. A prodigious environment moved by forces that are in part still a mystery to us is changing as a result. Some would argue that it's fighting against a threat to its own … Read more
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Zero Hunger in the World: Help the Human Race and the Planet to live long and prosper
The impacts of climate change are global in scope and unprecedented in scale. Without drastic action today, adapting to these impacts in the future will be more difficult and costly. Technology can help, and IBM is making an effort to prepare for … Read more
Help the Earth: win the 2021 IBM Call for Code Global Challenge!
Planet Earth is a prodigious environment, full of mysterious forces, but the human race has seriously damaged it in the last 50 years. The Earth could probably heal itself, but in the process, the planet's ability to support today’s human … Read more
The State of AI in 2021
We know that technology tends to move in hype cycles, where certain topics and terminology are bandied around in press releases, news articles, research, and funding announcements. These include Blockchain, ICO, IoT, as well as AI, Machine Learning … Read more
8 Techniques for Efficient Data Cleaning
Data is an essential part of data analytics, data security, and data science. That’s obvious. Sometimes, however, that data can get a little dirty. No, not like in a gangster film. More like where suddenly we are having to deal with ‘dirty data’ … Read more
Exploring Primecoin: An Alternative Cryptocurrency Project
Primecoin is one of many alternative cryptocurrency projects that have been launched since the initial success of Bitcoin, that was released in 2009. The first alternative coin project (named Namecoin) was introduced in 2011. In 2013 and 2014, the … Read more
Codemotion Partners with TIM for the Smart Spaces Hackathon
Hackathons have had a long history of bringing people together to develop technological solutions in response to specific problems and challenges. Hackathons can be in-house, focused on particular technology or spaces, a social issue, or policy … Read more
Want to Hack a Boat? IoT Connected Ships Drown in Security Vulnerabilities
Table Of ContentsFrom the theory of complex systems to ship securityThe challenge of ship securityThe problems are more complex than bad actors How easy is it to hack these ship systems? How is the maritime industry … Read more
Never Be Bored with a Career in IoT
Table Of ContentsBut I'm not into hardware!What does it take to work in IoT?How can I learn about IoT? Tinkering! What About IoT Qualifications?Other great learning resources I sometimes hear the claim that the hype of Internet of Things is over - … Read more
DevOps Best Practices: How to Take Your Pipeline to the Next Level
DevOps is a software development methodology that prioritizes a fast-paced release cycle. DevOps pipelines are built to foster better collaboration between development teams and IT operations. On a cultural level, DevOps can help improve the … Read more
HackMadrid%27: A Community of Hackers
Daniel Mery has quite a bit of experience with the GNU/Linux world and free software. He is an experienced developer, and also a member and community manager of HackMadrid%27, a community that counts almost 4000 members, all passionate about the … Read more
Call for Code 2020 de IBM: Desayuna y Prometeo
The English version of this post is available below. Click here to read it. If you want to know more about how modern technologies and tools can support you for - and during - the organisation of a virtual event, don't miss this article showcasing … Read more
Machine Learning and the Digital Transformation of Banking
In preparation for Codemotion Deep Learning conference, we had spoken to one of the speakers, Manuel Morales. He wears a variety of hats in machine learning. Since 2018, he has been General Director of the FinML Network. He is currently an … Read more
What is the state of the developer in 2020?
Table Of ContentsProgramming language communities Software Developers in 2020: contributing to open-sourceDevOps Participants and Adoption by DevelopersWhere do machine learning developers run their code in 2020?Augmented Reality (AR) and … Read more
COVID-19 & Open Source: a Shared Global Approach to Emergencies
There is a lot of discussion about contact tracing as a major contributor to preventing the spread of Coronavirus, COVID-19, or SARS-CoV2, as it is variously known. The current situation in this regard is fairly fluid and each relevant component - … Read more
Even if you are a Developer, call them essential, not soft skills!
Google "in-demand skills", and you'll see a plethora of lists of desirable knowledge and behaviours. These are typically a split between hard and soft skills. The underlying concept that separates the two is that hard skills involve intelligence and … Read more
Thanks to new investments, Codemotion will grow larger and better
It has been almost 7 years since Chiara Russo and Mara Marzocchi founded Codemotion. When comparing the platform as it is today to what it was like in the beginning, so much has changed! And much will change in the future. What remains unchanged is … Read more
IBM 2020 Global Climate Change Challenge is calling YOU: do you care about your world enough to answer the call?
IBM and the David Clark Cause, in partnership with United Nations Human Rights and the Linux Foundation, recently launched the third year of Call for Code Global Challenge — an annual competition that invites developers, data scientists, business … Read more
Creating the interface of a smart contract
Introduction In previous articles in this series, we learned how a basic contract is made, and discovered that Ethereum Studio is a simple and easy way to develop and deploy on a testnet. We demonstrated how to build a simple web interface … Read more
Become a Mobile Developer and Connect the Virtual and Physical Worlds
Most of us wouldn't go a day without using a mobile app - from Facebook to journey planners to smart home control. Our mobile phone is an integral part of our reality and the nexus between our virtual and physical world. Over 45% of the population … Read more