How to become a multi-cloud developer
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Enterprise software and services to boost 2023 IT spending by 2.3%
While the slump in hardware device sales will take longer than expected to rebound, much of enterprise IT spending — for example on cloud technology — is locked in and inflation-proof.
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JavaScript, Java, and Python skills top demand
And demand for TypeScript, Swift, Scala, Kotlin, and Go skills all exceed supply, according to CodinGame-CoderPad tech hiring report.
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Conan 2.0 revamps C/C++ package manager
Major upgrade due in February features a cleaner syntax, a new public Python API, new build system integrations, and a new graph model that better represents the relations between packages.
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ChatGPT: High-tech parlour trick or the first real AI for everyday use?
OpenAI’s beta ChatGPT service based on the GPT-3 database of content is amazing people with its human-like conversations, but the tech is not as deep as it seems.
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MTTR “not a viable metric” for complex software system reliability and security
MTTR isn’t a viable metric for measuring the reliability or security of complex software systems and should be replaced by other, more trustworthy options.
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Low-code dev tech market forecast to hit $44.5B by 2026
Gartner projects sales for low-code development technologies to grow by 19 per cent over the next four years to reach $44.5 billion by 2026.
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What to do when devops teams are downsized
Sadly, there’s a chance that your organisation might have to downsize because of an economic downturn or other financial conditions.
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Atlassian targets ITSM with new additions to Jira Service Management
Atlassian has unveiled a slew of new features for Jira Service Management, providing support and development teams with new automation capabilities.
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C++ overtakes Java in language popularity index
Java ranked fourth in the December 2022 Tiobe index of programming language popularity, the lowest Java has ranked in the history of the index.
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Kotlin 1.8.0 beta introduces experimental functions
Next version of the Kotlin programming language adds support for Java 19 and introduces experimental functions for the JVM to recursively copy or delete directory content.
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How Cisco keeps APIs secure throughout the software development process
Cisco’s API-for-an-API project is designed to unify API security tools and weave security through all stages of the software process.
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HP to cut up to 6,000 staff in plan to mitigate PC market softness
HP expects to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, reducing its 51,000-strong global workforce by about 12 per cent.
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IBM sues Micro Focus for mainframe software copyright infringement
IBM alleges that software partner Micro Focus copied its proprietary file format and broke a contract with the company, in a suit filed in the Southern District of New York.
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Should we measure developer productivity?
The strength of the software development team is each individual developer. The strength of each developer is the team.
