It’s often hard to motivate ourselves to learn new tech - whether a new coding language or algorithm - when it’s not essential to our job. Tech not only moves fast, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the plethora of documentation, tutorials, and … Read more
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An ode to the Commodore 64 – Chiara Russo
This is my Commodore 64 and it's because of this that my passion for IT was born. With this I wrote my first lines of code. Who of you started in the same way, with a Commodore 64? Many, I'm sure! The Commodore 64 was the protagonist of an era, … Read more
Election technology: making voting great again?
Boris in No. 10, Putin in the Kremlin, Trump in the White House. Our voting decisions in national elections have an enormous impact, for better or for worse.But how to vote in an election is changing across the world, thanks to digital … Read more
The Pivot model: Understanding Drama in games
Gaming is predicted to bring in nearly $200 billion in revenue next year, according to research from IDG Consulting, with others predicting it will reach over $300 billion by 2025. More people are playing (and watching) a game than watching … Read more
Free coding lessons tackling women’s “imposter syndrome” in tech
Anna Brailsford, CEO at Code First: Girls, is training an army of coding women to infiltrate the "boys' club" of tech.Coding the future: Anna Brailsford What is Code First: Girls? Code First: Girls is one of the largest communities of … Read more
Jobs in artificial intelligence and robotics top LinkedIn list for 2020
Artificial intelligence specialist and robotics engineer are the fastest-growing jobs in the US, according to LinkedIn.The annual Emerging Jobs Report highlights the skills associated with these roles and the cities and industries in which … Read more
Dear recruiter: How can I get a job in tech with a disability?
Business consultant and disability advocate Neil Barnfather MBE tells us about what it's like having a disability in today's job market. Looking for a job is not always an easy task. Couple this endeavour with both practical and societal barriers and … Read more
Nobody puts UX in the corner
It takes great coding skills and deep UX expertise to build a successful product. So why give non-specialists a task done by specialists? Let’s discover what UX people really do (no, not drawings) and how their work can push forward all the … Read more
Codemotion Madrid Speakers Offer Fresh Takes and Bite-Sized Takeaways
At Codemotion Madrid 2019, we took the time to speak personally with some of the conference speakers to dive a little deeper into their topics and get some fresh takes on their speaker topics. Let’s take a look: Internationalisation is harder than … Read more
Codemotion Madrid Offers a Plethora of Diverse and Engaging Topics
Codemotion Madrid 2019 bought more than 60 internationally renowned speakers, hundreds of tech leaders, innovative business owners and community members together for a two-day event designed to take you on a step-by-step journey through every topic … Read more
We Talk to Community Leaders At Codemotion Madrid 2019
At Codemotion, we are all about helping and supporting people to build vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive community groups. At Codemotion Madrid 2019 conference we spoke to several community organisers to gain an insight into their experiences in … Read more
Three talks from Codemotion Madrid 2019
Codemotion Madrid 2019 was a blast! On September 24th and 25th, more than 2.000 attendees from all over Spain (as well from others parts of the globe), assisted to a two full-day conference with more than 80 talks that covered several topics. This … Read more
The interdisciplinary field of computer games according to Steven Goodwin
Developers constantly have to deal with a choice: should I specialise in a technique / technology, or should I be a generalist? It’s well-known among practitioners that specialisation brings in money more easily. But having a high level overview is … Read more