Top IT outsourcing trends for +2020
IT services are outsourced by organizations for many reasons, from operational flexibility, through the need for new, specific skills to cost saving. However, trends on the market are changing. According to the report prepared by GSA
10 software development cults to join
Every programmer knows the feeling. You’ve written a few lines, tested them, and checked them into some repository. Now is the time to stop, take a breather, maybe reflect upon the majesty of it all, and
The biggest trends in the software development industry in 2019
As long as software development is concerned, breaking things is the order of the day. The best developers, coders and hackers usually take apart apps to rejuvenate their code bases, rummaging for solutions to make their apps
Undervalued software engineering skills: writing well
I have been coaching several experienced software engineers to further grow professionally, since transitioning to being an engineering manager. I have noticed a few skills that people often underestimate the importance of developing. Skills that add
Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email
Google officially launched AMP for Email, its effort to turn emails from static documents into dynamic, web page-like experiences. AMP for Email is coming to Gmail, but other major email providers like Yahoo Mail (which shares
What will software look like if anyone can create it?
In 2008—back when Netflix was delivering DVDs by mail—I decided to join Google’s latest acquisition, a video platform called YouTube. It’s hard to imagine now, but back then a lot of people were skeptical of YouTube.
Is JIRA antipattern?
JIRA began life as a bug-tracking tool. Today, though, it has become an agile planning suite, “to plan, track, and release great software.” In many organizations it has become the primary map of software projects, the
Microsoft buys Github code-sharing site for $7.5bn
Microsoft has announced it is to acquire the code-sharing site Github. Github, based in San Francisco, is an online platform that allows coders to collaborate with each other on their work. It is used by employees at many
IT revolution in Belarus
During the last years Belarus’ IT sector has received strong state support as it is one of the key fields of development. Particular attention is paid to the so-called Belarus High Technologies Park (HTP) located in