The creators of the Kotlin programming language — the Czech software development company Jetbrains — announced results from their annual “State of the Developer Ecosystem” survey. This year’s survey involved 19,696 developers in 18 countries, and found that: JavaScript is the most used overall programming language. Websites are the most common type of application developers work on. Python has overtaken Java…
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Capgemini Partners with Coursera to Upskill Employees and Promote a Culture of Lifelong Learning
By Anthony Tattersall, Senior Director of Enterprise, EMEA at Coursera We are excited to announce that Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services, has partnered with Coursera to offer high-quality learning to its employees. Starting today, Capgemini’s employees in nearly 50 countries will have access to 4,000 courses on Coursera […]
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Playing Around With the Fuchsia OS
Security and software development company Quarkslab played around with Google’s new Fuchsia operating system, which could one day replace Android on smartphones and Chrome OS on laptops. The researchers “decided to give a quick look at Fuchsia, learn about its inner design, security properties, strengths and weaknesses, and find ways to attack it.” Here’s what they concluded: Fuchsia’s micro kernel is…
Announcing Guided Projects: Gain Job-Relevant Skills with Short, Hands-On Learning Experiences
By Namit Yadav, General Manager, Rhyme In our research interviews, we find that learners consistently share their desire to work on projects that will demonstrate to employers their ability to apply a skill, or use a tool like Google Sheets, Python, or TensorFlow. In addition, educational psychology research shows that projects help students learn how […]
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Altran’s ‘Code Defect AI’ and the Rise of AI-Assisted Coding Tools
“Altran has released a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to help software engineers spot bugs during the coding process instead of at the end,” reports TechRepublic. “Available on GitHub, Code Defect AI uses machine learning to analyze existing code, spot potential problems in new code, and suggest tests to diagnose and fix the errors.”
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What Happens When Software Development Environments Move to the Cloud?
An anonymous reader quotes IEEE Spectrum:
If you’re a newly hired software engineer, setting up your development environment can be tedious. If you’re lucky, your company will have a documented, step-by-step process to follow. But this still doesn’t guarantee you’ll be up and running in no time. When you’re tasked with updating your environment, you’ll go through the same time-consuming process. With…
Adobe Issues Patches For 36 Vulnerabilities In DNG, Reader, Acrobat
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Adobe has released security patches to resolve 36 vulnerabilities present in DNG, Reader, and Acrobat software. On Tuesday, the software giant issued two security advisories (1, 2) detailing the bugs, the worst of which can be exploited by attackers to trigger remote code execution attacks and information leaks. The first set of patches…
How a Facebook Bug Took Down Your Favorite iOS Apps
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: A little after 6 pm ET on Wednesday, the system started blinking red for iOS developer Clay Jones. Like many devs, Jones uses a Google product called Crashlytics to keep tabs on when his app stops working. Out of nowhere, it registered tens of thousands of crashes. It also pointed to the cause:…
This Tech Conference Is Being Held on an Animal Crossing Island
As our lives have become a seemingly endless series of work meetings on Zoom and FaceTime or WhatsApp catch-ups with friends, we’re all getting a bit sick of seeing people’s faces enclosed in a cold, almost lifeless, digital frame. A tech worker from New York had a different idea for his tech conference, which he announced, in all seriousness, on April…
Launching New Content As More Learners Move Online: 2 Degrees, 8 MasterTracks, and 100 Guided Projects
By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera The profound impact of COVID-19 has forced us to rethink many aspects of our lives. Overnight, the global education system had to find ways to mitigate the impact of more than 1.5 billion students seeing their campuses closed. Since then, it has been heartwarming to witness the heroic efforts of […]
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