Does Python Need to Change?

The Python programming language “is a big hit for machine learning,” read a headline this week at ZDNet, adding “But now it needs to change.” Python is the top language according to IEEE Spectrum’s electrical engineering audience, yet you can’t run Python in a browser and you can’t easily run it on a smartphone. Plus no one builds games in Python…

Introducing Career Learning Paths: Learn the skills to advance your career with confidence

By Janani Subramanian, Senior Product Manager, Coursera Embarking on a new chapter of your career journey can be a powerful emotional experience. You may feel excitement and anticipation, but also anxiety and stress. Whether you’re looking for your first job, pursuing a promotion, or contemplating a mid-career switch to a new field, there are always […]
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Atlassian Tells Employees They Can Work From Home Forever

Software company Atlassian is telling employees that they don’t have to return to its offices, unless they want to use them. CNBC reports: “We will seek out amazing, diverse talent unbounded by the physical footprint of our offices,” the company said in an internal blog post published on Wednesday. “We will continue to compete for talent in the global hubs, and…

Jira Software Gets Better Roadmaps

Atlassian today announced an update to Jira Software, its popular project and issue-tracking tool, that brings a number of major updates to the roadmapping feature it first introduced back in 2018. From a report: Back in 2018, Atlassian also launched its rebuilt version of Jira Software, which took some of its cues from Trello, and today’s release builds upon this. “When…

Atlassian’s Changes Annual Performance Reviews To Stop Rewarding ‘Brilliant Jerks’

Australia-based Atlassian”has implemented a new performance review strategy designed to give their workers a better evaluation of how they’re performing,” reports Business Insider, adding that Atlassian’s global head of talent said the company wants to measure contributions to a larger team effort. “We want people to get rewarded for what they delivered.” In 2018 it soft-launched a strategy where most of…

Atlassian Changes Annual Performance Reviews To Stop Rewarding ‘Brilliant Jerks’

Australia-based Atlassian”has implemented a new performance review strategy designed to give their workers a better evaluation of how they’re performing,” reports Business Insider, adding that Atlassian’s global head of talent said the company wants to measure contributions to a larger team effort. “We want people to get rewarded for what they delivered.” In 2018 it soft-launched a strategy where most of…

Mattermost Raises $50 Million For Its Open Source Slack Alternative

An anonymous reader quotes VentureBeat:
Mattermost, a startup developing what it characterizes as an open source messaging alternative to Google’s Hangouts Chat, Atlassian’s HipChat, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, today announced the closure of a $50 million series B funding round. The round was led by Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund, with participation from new investor Battery Ventures, as well as existing investors Redpoint…

Aditi’s New Passion: Making the Internet More Healthy and Safe

Aditi is a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology completing the M.S. Cyber Security program. She is also interning at Microsoft as a software engineer. Aditi is taking courses on Coursera to supplement her university learning and to further explore subjects of interest. When Aditi was 11 years old, she was diagnosed with a […]
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