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February 16, 2018 16 Feb'18
Pluralsight IQ, Stack Overflow boost developer street cred

Tying the Pluralsight IQ skills test to the Stack Overflow Developer Story helps developers measure their technical skills and better highlight them for jobs.
August 01, 2017 01 Aug'17
Coding Dojo adds full-stack Java developer course, drops Rails

Programming boot camp Coding Dojo has abandoned its Ruby on Rails training courses and launched higher-demand, full-stack Java developer courses for job seekers.
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
IBM, Lightbend team up on cognitive application development platform

IBM and Lightbend join forces to help bring microservices to IBM's WebSphere platform, with new Scala- and Java-based tools for cognitive application development.
July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16
Choose your own adventure: Ottinger's advice about simple code and complex models

Java programs shouldn't read like a choose your own adventure novel. Joe Ottinger espouses the value of both advancing the language and keeping things simple.

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JavaScript

JavaScript is a programming language that started off simply as a mechanism to add logic and interactivity to an otherwise static Netscape browser. Continue Reading
Java

Java is a widely used programming language expressly designed for use in the distributed environment of the internet. Continue Reading
How to use Java conditional statements effectively

Our first tutorial on learning Java left room for improvement. Here are ways to use Java's if, else and switch statements more effectively. Continue Reading

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The best web programming languages for development

Many technologies have emerged to facilitate browser-based development. Here, we look at those technologies in an effort to identify the best web programming languages of today. Continue Reading
The problem with bitcoin and blockchain technology

It's not just bitcoin's prodigious appetite -- it uses as much energy as the country of Slovenia. Security scares and long transaction times cast doubt on its viability. Continue Reading
Software ethics and why 'Uber developer' stains a professional resume

After all of the playboy antics of the CEO, along with the unethical practices of fingerprinting and geofencing, the term 'Uber developer' is a stain on any professional resume. Continue Reading

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Be wary of DevOps evangelists preaching a culture change

There are many reasons to adopt DevOps, and there are many challenges involved in getting it right. But don't buy into the culture myth that many DevOps evangelists are selling. Continue Reading
React and Angular frameworks speeding up JavaScript performance

New JavaScript frameworks, like React and Angular, are changing the way web and mobile UIs are developed, with performance being one of their strongest traits. Continue Reading
Optimize PHP with finely tuned IT resources and settings

Application ops should address the elephant in the room -- poorly optimized PHP -- to speed load and processing times. Continue Reading

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Is your data persistence problem really a problem with the network?

Speakers and vendors gather at the AWS 2013 conference to discuss data persistence. Continue Reading