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