Articles by Dice Staff
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Think Carefully Before Upgrading to Python 3
Upgrading software in a timely matter is important (as I wrote here), but I don't always follow my own advice. I have a client who uses Python, which is currently on version 3.3. The client is us… -
New Glasses Protect Pilots from Laser Strikes
Britain's Ministry of Defense is developing a novel type of eyewear that's capable of reflecting certain wavelengths of laser light. For pilots and passengers, the dazzling effect of a bright las… -
Target Small Firms for Entry-Level Networking Jobs
People who want to break into networking face the classic conundrum for job seekers: How do you get a job without experience? Or, perhaps more frustrating, what if you have a bit of experience bu… -
AMD Will Lay Off 15 Percent of Its Workforce
Advanced Micro Devices will cut 15 percent of its workforce -- about 1,800 people -- by the end of the year as it struggles to deal with ever-shrinking revenues amid weak PC sales. While some emp… -
Developing for Amazon's Kindle Fire
Developing for the Kindle Fire is fundamentally the same as developing Android proper. The Kindle Fire HDs run on ICS, and the original model runs on Gingerbread. I was hoping the Kindle Fire HD… -
Coding Interviews: The Hiring Manager's View
Ahh, the infamous coding question. The very idea that a candidate might be asked to code during an interview caused some furor among commenters to a recent post by my colleague Dawn Kawamoto. I t… -
Google Said to Be Readying iOS 6 Native Maps
A set of mysterious screen shots that surfaced on Sunday are reported to belong to an alpha version of a native Google Maps app running on an iPhone 5. If the whole Apple Maps fiasco is getting y…