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5 Tips for Onboarding a New Remote Team Member
Research shows that immersing a new hire in your company’s culture improves retention by 82 percent and productivity by more than 70 percent. Alas, onboarding wasn’t a strong suit for most compan… -
Is Rust in Trouble After Big Mozilla Layoffs?
Rust is a pretty popular programming language—it ranked 20th on both the most recent TIOBE Index and RedMonk rankings. It’s also a language historically driven by contributors who work at Mozilla… -
Apple's Spaces Acquisition Hints at Big Augmented Reality Plans
Unlike many other tech firms, Apple is often quiet about its acquisitions, leaving pundits and analysts to speculate about why it spent the money on a particular company. Apple’s latest acquisiti… -
How to Tell If an Online Learning Platform is Worth It
There are numerous online learning courses for building your tech skills—so many, in fact, that it can be overwhelming to try and decide which course is right for you. Is it best to try the thrif… -
The Power of Soft Skills: Proving You’re More Than Your Techstack
While having a diversified set of tech skills is a must-have, so-called soft skills are increasingly necessary for both businesses and employees to grow and thrive. As our world continues to evol…Sponsored -
4 Tips for Counseling a Struggling Remote Employee
Many tech managers have let performance issues slide in recent weeks and months. After all, many technologists have needed time to adjust to working remotely, as well as deal with their companies… -
Blockchain Training: How and Where to Start
Blockchain made a splash in 2008 as a cryptographic ledger for the digital currency Bitcoin. While many still conflate cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, the foundation of blockchain has b… -
What the Gig Economy Pays H-1B Technologists: Uber, Airbnb, and More
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, gig-economy firms such as Uber have struggled at moments to find their footing. With customers trapped inside and curtailing their spending, tech firms speciali… -
TypeScript 4.0 Gives JavaScript Developers Some New Toys
TypeScript 4.0 is now available. If you use JavaScript (and a huge number of developers and technologists do), TypeScript is increasingly worth paying attention to. If you’re already aware of Typ… -
5 Great VSCode Extensions for Python
Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is Microsoft’s IDE that works with almost every mainstream programming language, from Python to Rust. It also offers a vast network of plugins for each of those langua… -
Palantir is Moving to Denver. Is a Bigger Silicon Valley Exodus Coming?
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing businesses across the country to reconsider whether they need a physical headquarters, companies in Silicon Valley are debating whether they should actually sta… -
Meet the Makers: The team behind Amazon’s Newest Products
From improving the lives of millions to customizing a Disney resort experience - there’s a team for that You know the products. You likely even own one or two (or ten). From Kindle to Alexa, Amaz…Sponsored