Articles by Dice Staff
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ActiveResource Removed from Rails. What about Roar?
Due to the removal of ActiveResource (Ares) from Rails I want to analyze how we use it, how we can replace it, and present a new promising gem. ActiveResource was introduced in Rails 2.0: Active… -
Maker Movement, Hybrid Apps Catch Venturebeat's Eye
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mp1rqjxS4w&w=560&h=349] At SXSW, I caught up with Jolie O’Dell, reporter for Venturebeat, and asked her about some of the innovative ideas and trends she… -
Yahoo Preps For Future, May Lay Off R&D Unit
Among the thousands of workers Yahoo will reportedly lay off at the end of the month are those at Yahoo Research, writes Sarah Lacy at PandoDaily. With staff working at hubs around the country, t… -
Givit Gives Flipshare Users a New Way to Save Videos
Givit, creator of a cloud service and mobile app that allows users to send videos to friends to kick off instant messaging, will replace Flipshare, the video-sharing service Cisco had offered to… -
Subaru 'EyeSight' Prevents Traffic Collisions
Subarus will soon have a new pair of traffic eyes that will be demonstrated at the upcoming New York Auto Show. The EyeSight system uses two cameras to monitor the space in front of the car and c… -
Tech Companies Look for a Few Good Interns
Summer internships remain among the surest ways to land a job after graduation. In fact, University of Washington computer science Professor Ed Lazowska told me very little recruiting takes place… -
Recruiters and Job Seekers Change their Strategies
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFeT5GpRyrg&w=560&h=349] There’s no doubt that the war to get great talent and to be hired as great talent is extremely difficult. Every company I talk to… -
Y Combinator's Taking Applications for Startup Money
Want $11,000 to help kickstart your brilliant startup idea? Here you go. While it may not be quite that easy, Y Combinator, a scrappy and successful venture capital group that some call “open-sou… -
Hand-Cranked Vending Machine is Disaster Ready
Japan is a country that has learned a great deal about post-disaster living. It is also a country that knows a great deal about vending machines, with one vending machine for 27 people. These ven… -
Hacker Zac Bowling Shares His Hackathon Secrets
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOG5muIJBGg&w=560&h=349] For Zac Bowling, developer at Seatme, Hackathons are his sport. At the App Hackathon, I caught up with Bowling at the beginning an…