Programming stories
Developer engagement: understanding allegiance & avoiding grievance
Last month
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apps
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developers
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software
Among the most in-demand professional workers in the current economy are software engineers, making it important to consider the developer's mindset and where their allegiance is placed.
Test your API Security with Infinite API Scanner
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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iot
The effectiveness of API scanning technology can mean the difference between successful and unsuccessful programming outcomes, and often enterprises and IT leaders struggle to get it right.
Industry-first comprehensive risk-based API security enhances protection
Wed, 22nd Jun 2022
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ddos
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data management
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programming
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become a crucial part of operating web and mobile application businesses and are causing significant economic growth in the digital sector.
COBOL market 3 times larger than previously estimated - survey
Wed, 9th Feb 2022
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cloud
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digital transformation
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micro focus
A Micro Focus survey finds COBOL is viewed as strategic by 92% of respondents, and the amount of COBOL code in daily use increased to 775-850 billion lines.
GitHub rolls out a preview of substantial platform changes
Fri, 10th Dec 2021
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gaming
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reviews
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app development
GitHub has announced the rollout of a technology preview with substantial code searching improvements.
Java, machine learning, AI amongst most important programming skills - report
Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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ai
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programming
Software architecture, Java and machine learning are amongst the top programming skills ranked by software engineers as important to their role in 2021.
SAS makes analytics, programming & IT courses freely available
Fri, 10th Apr 2020
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
SAS has released free online learning tools to help professionals and students keep their minds active during the global lockdowns caused by COVID-19.
TwilioQuest! Defeat Legacy Systems and… plant a tree?
Mon, 9th Mar 2020
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it training
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programming
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twilio
Twilio is sponsoring the planting of trees to reforest Australia for each person who completes certain challenges in its JavaScript training game.
GitHub tallies most popular programming languages in 2018
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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app development
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workflow automation
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web development
JavaScript is still a winner when it comes to programming languages but Kotlin, HCL, TypeScript and PowerShell are quickly climbing the ranks.
Become a Star Wars droid engineer with littleBits
Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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programming
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star wars
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littlebits
With invention at its core, the Droid Inventor Kit fosters creativity and problem-solving skills...
Robots can be programmed in the playground with Swift
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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apple
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technology gifts
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coding
"More than 1 million kids and adults from around the world are already using Swift Playgrounds to learn the fundamentals of coding."
Kiwis keen on ICT industry with top hires in tech sector
Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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ict
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developers
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seek
“The large industries hiring now reflect what we’re seeing in our economy."
Vodafone Foundation awards three new tech grants to help Kiwi youth
Wed, 26th Oct 2016
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cyberbullying
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programming
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vodafone
The Vodafone Foundation will fund three technology development grants to Zeal, Gamelabs and Sticks'n'Stones in order to help NZ youth.
Students and teachers offered free coding workshop
Mon, 31st Aug 2015
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technology in schools
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coding
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programming
Lower Hutt students and teachers are being invited to attend a free workshop to learn about coding and computer programming this school holidays.
UFB expo to teach kids programming
Tue, 12th May 2015
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education
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broadband
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coding
"It’s as important as handwriting used to be. It’s not just a skill for the future, it’s a skill for now.”