Articles associated with topic: software development
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Want to Work as a Video-Game Developer?
Wouldn’t it be great to get paid to work on video games? Who wouldn’t want to become the next Markus “Notch” Persson, who just sold his game Minecraft to Microsoft for a couple billion dollars? (… -
How to Build Apps in Swift
Earlier this year, Apple executives unveiled Swift, which is meant to eventually replace Objective-C as the programming language of choice for Macs and iOS devices. While Objective-C remains popu… -
3 Interview Qs About the Waterfall Development Model
Sometimes an old-fashioned approach is the most effective. Take the Waterfall model, for instance. Although the process of sequential software development has been around since 1970, it’s more ef… -
Unpopular Programming Languages That Are Still Lucrative
In a previous article, I discussed the best programming languages to learn over the next year. Most of those were popular languages such as C#, JavaScript, PHP, and Swift. (I also did a follow-up… -
Who is Synechron and How Is It Accelerating Digital for FinTech?
Synechron is a 20+ year old, privately-held company and one of the leading digital transformation consulting firms focused exclusively on the financial services industry. Our teams work to accele…Sponsored -
Women Gain in Video Game Jobs, Just Not Tech Roles
The proportion of women working in game development is growing, though they're more likely to occupy design-related roles than engineering jobs, according to the Orlando Sentinel. In part, the is… -
Valve Is the Favorite Employer Among Game Developers
Game developers would rather work for Valve than run their own studio, according to a survey by the International Game Developers Association. There's good reason the company behind Half-Life and… -
How Game Developers Turn Kickstarter Failure Into Success
When you ask random strangers on the Internet to give you money, there are no guarantees. That’s true in almost any scenario, including when video game developers use Kickstarter to crowdfund the… -
6 Developer Tips for Better Disaster Recovery
You go through life thinking that it won't happen to you, but someday it will: Your development PC suddenly goes from being state-of-the-art to having the computing power of a brick. How quickly… -
Python, Swift, JavaScript, Java: Best Ways to Learn Them
Learning a new programming language—or merely staying adept in ones you know already—is a necessary challenge for programmers and developers who want to stay relevant. Fortunately, every popular… -
Do You Need a Degree to Work in Games?
Recently, the International Game Developers Association reported that 40 percent of the respondents to its Developer Satisfaction Survey hold an undergraduate college degree, while 20 percent hav… -
5 Things A Recruiter Wants You to Know About the Tech Interview Process
Of all the things that can be said about getting a job in tech, there’s a universal truth that resonates with every candidate: the process seems to take forever. But why? Many technologists voice…Sponsored