Articles by Dice Staff
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How to Answer These 7 XML Interview Questions
When you're interviewing for a job requiring XML skills, it helps to know why the company is using the markup language in the first place. Is it for message passing? Document storage? Object seri… -
7 Stories to Help You Predict Job Market Trouble
Although the tech workforce is in far better shape than most others, some sectors are weaker than others, and evolving tools and platforms are pushing certain skills to the side. The market for h… -
A Brute Force Defense Against Injection Attacks
Injection attacks are a common security problem for Web developers. The interpreted nature of most development languages makes them especially vulnerable to these attacks. This article explains w… -
Companies Can't Find Enough SharePoint Talent
The job market can't keep up with the overwhelming demand for SharePoint. Large and mid-size companies have been flocking to it, and in 2011 Microsoft said that 20,000 workers became new SharePoi… -
Why a Java Guy Was Hired for a Ruby on Rails Job
Earlier this week, I explored the frustrating process a startup, WidgetCo, went through as it searched for an engineer who could work on its Ruby on Rails platform. After tepid results, the compa… -
Tech Jobs: Who's Hiring, Who's Firing
Starting today, we're posting a weekly snapshot of who's hiring and who's firing across the IT landscape. If you have news to share, send it to us at tips@dice.com. But please, please, please, us… -
Sourcing the Dread Pirate Roberts
The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, home to the latest and largest SourceCon event, is a beautiful tribute to marine life. The alabaster blue hues showcased nimble beluga whales and were thankfully… -
Lightning Crashes: '90s Band Live Does Data Centers
"You might call data the new punk rock," said Live guitarist Chad Taylor. Wait, what? It's true. Three members of the band Live, which sold 20 million albums in their ‘90s heyday, are getting int…