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A Code of Conduct Won't Prevent Bad Actors, No Matter How Thorough
A code of conduct (CoC), no matter how lengthy and well-defined, won’t save or protect you from the worst amongst us. Weeks after announcing he’d be stepping away from the Linux community to focu… -
Open Source Report Highlights Tension Between Devs & Employers
We tend to consider open source as the default foundation for many technologies, but a new study from Digital Ocean shows there’s a huge barrier to entry for many developers and companies. Of the… -
Want to Develop Apps for an Electric Car? Good Luck
They’re desirable, fun, and flashy... but the electric car still isn’t an opportunity for developers. Tesla’s recent earnings call shows the electric car revolution is indeed underway. The compan… -
What's the Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder?
Quick, what’s the average age of a successful startup founder? If you guessed something like 22 or 25—pretty much anything under 30—you’re probably influenced by the stories of Mark Zuckerberg, S… -
Changing The Way The World Moves
How Ford’s Technical Specialists Manage a Globalized Workforce The automotive industry is in a state of rapid change. In addition to the expedient move to electrification, auto manufacturers arou…Sponsored -
3 Ways Tech Contractors Can Document Their Impact
Building a positive reputation that encourages repeat business and premium billing rates has always been difficult for tech contractors who travel from one gig to another. After all, roving profe… -
Which Tech Employers are Making the World a Better Place?
Do you think your company is making the world a better place? According to a recent Blind study, most tech pros do – and it may have more to do with job satisfaction than anything else. When aske… -
IBM Buys Red Hat: What the Deal Means for Tech Pros
IBM has purchased Red Hat, which bills itself as “the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions.” The blockbuster deal is worth $34 billion, the largest acquisition of its kind… -
Netflix's Unique Culture of Termination... That Employees Seem to Like
We hear a ton of great things about Netflix's benefits and corporate culture, such as unlimited parental leave and an overall good pay/perks package. The firm fights for net neutrality, and peopl… -
Survey: Should Developers Form a Union?
It’s a simple question: Should developers have their own union? Our survey below is downright binary: it’s either ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ But there’s a lot of context to such a simple question. We’ve seen… -
Open Office Floor Plan: How to Survive and Thrive
Most tech pros have a distaste for open office floor plans. We can’t blame them. The open office plan is typically panned, and there’s strong proof it can be counter-productive to productivity. D… -
Why Finding Your 'Work-Life Integration' is Better Than 'Work-Life Balance'
We’re all familiar with the so-called Work-Life Balance. But, this conjures up visions of see-saws that must be perfectly balanced with equal weights on both ends at all times to ensure success.…Sponsored