When Carl, a US-based 38-year- old high school Math teacher, decided he wanted a career change, he wasn’t sure what to do next...
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We understand literacy to mean the ability to read and write. However, in present times and certainly in the future, basic literacy will also include coding. Why?
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Step 1: "Overcome your inferiority complex". The university you went to, high school you studied at, or country you come from simply don’t matter when trying to get a job at Google.
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An up-to-date and thorough analysis of today’s most popular programming languages.
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Python is the fastest growing programming language. There are good reasons for this growth, including high salaries (an average per annum salary of $114,490 per annum, according to Indeed), excellent job demand and the sheer number of exciting innovations that rely on Python such as machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, robotics and cyber […]
Python and Java, you’ve probably heard of them both. They are both popular and in-demand programming languages, but which one should you learn first? You’d want to consider things like which language is easier to learn, which offers the better salary and whether the language is in high demand or not. Let’s take a closer […]
This interview was conducted by Erica Freedman, Content Specialist at SwitchUp Richard Heen has been working at Intel since 2004, but knew he needed to advance his skills to move into his desired department. After attending HyperionDev, Richard, located in Arizona, USA, was able to enter interviews with confidence and advance his skills to a point […]
Time to face the facts and debunk the myths about becoming a software developer. You’ve probably picked up many things about what it’s like to be a software developer, but there are lots of myths floating around. Let’s look at five of those myths about becoming a software developer and we’ll tell you the real […]
When you’re starting off in a new career in the developer world, all the information you need to know can get quite overwhelming. It’s always best to be doing some additional reading in parallel with your online course or coding bootcamp, or even when you’ve already transitioned into your new career! We’ve rounded up the […]
Every company is a tech company these days. This is according to Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor’s chief economist, who explained his position to Business Insider. ‘(T)hey all need people who know how to collect, organize, and analyze data to help them make better, more informed business decisions,’ said Chamberlain whose company recently published the 50 […]
Multiple Coding Languages Appropriate For Beginners Today’s technological environment is filled with advanced computational coding paradigms that can seem very daunting at first, but in time and with a little practice, can become nearly second nature. As with anything, time and practice are necessary to achieve sought results; but in terms of career, learning how […]
Guess the best job in the US for the past three years running. It’s Data Science, according to Glassdoor, which combines three factors to work out its top-job rankings: number of job openings, salary and overall job satisfaction rating. The Harvard Business Review calls Data Science the ‘sexiest job of the 21st century’. So how […]
Who doesn’t love downloading a shiny new app or browsing around the app store? Clearly, many people do and this high demand is reflected in desirable salaries paid to app developers. If one looks at the average US annual salary for Android Developers, it’s $97,986, according to Glassdoor. Besides the excellent salary, there are many […]
According to the US Bureau of Labor statistics, software developer jobs are predicted to grow by 17% from 2014 to 2024. This is much faster than the average for other occupations, which is at 7%. The US Bureau of Labor statistics explains that the main reason for the rapid growth is due to ‘a large […]
