Articles by Dice Staff

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  The Skills You Need to Work at Building-Systems Developer TEC Systems

  Few people think of buildings as high-tech, but they are: Everything from communications and fire control systems to HVAC is computer-controlled, relying on advanced networks and complex software…
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  The Most Painful Internet Lag We’ve Ever Seen [Video]

  Lag sucks: we all know that, and here’s a demonstration that proves the point well. The broadband provider Umea Energi strapped four hardy adventurers into Oculus Rift headsets and had them play…
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  Report: Little Growth in STEM Talent Pipeline

  The pipeline of STEM talent in the U.S. continues to lag even as the need for tech professionals continues to soar, according to an index put together by Raytheon and U.S. News. The U.S. News/Ray…
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  Women Still Losing Ground in Computer-Science Careers

  When President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, women working full time earned an average of 59 cents for every dollar made by a man in a similar job. By the time President Obama…
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  Hiring Trends That Affect Your IT Job Hunt

  Fearful that tech-job hiring will slow down sometime in the near future? A new survey of tech-industry executives by Silicon Valley Bank suggests that, to the contrary, there’s a lot of hiring mo…
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  The Recruiting Power of Pervasive Technology

  Revolutions come and go, transforming our world in ways that change the very fabric of society. Carlota Perez(1), author of Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubble…
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  Watch This Selfie-Taking Guy Get Kicked in the Head by a Train [Video]

  This one is short but sweet, which is OK, because you’ll want to watch it a few times. While it’s clear that the moral of the story is that selfies can be dangerous, you’ll need to look a little…
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  How to Break Into Statistical Programming in Pharma

  Pharmaceutical companies have a seemingly insatiable demand for statistical programmers. Because the process of getting a drug to market requires an inordinate amount of clinical data analysis, t…
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  The Most Popular Tech Pros

  With an unemployment rate of less than three percent, just about everyone in technology today is popular with hiring managers and recruiters. That said, professionals in Big Data, mobile, cloud c…
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  Software Developers Feel Growing Power

  Software developers have a well-founded confidence in their ability to change the world, according to a survey by IT automation company Chef. And more than half foresee their careers as a path to…