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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C# (pronounced ‘sea sharp’), one of the most popular programming languages in the world, was developed in 2000 by Microsoft. It’s an object-oriented programming language, which means it’s organised around objects rather than actions, and data instead of logic. C# brings together the computer power of C++ with Visual Basic’s ease of programming. It contains […]
HTML and CSS are frequently used for web development. They form a core part of a Full Stack Web Developer course along with other programming languages or frameworks like Django, JavaScript, etc. Besides web development, they also have other uses. So should you learn HTML and CSS? Read on to find out. HTML and CSS: […]
You’ve probably heard of C++ (pronounced see-plus-plus), but how popular is this programming language? And should you be learning it this year? Created back in 1985, C++ literally means ‘increased C’ (technically, it’s the C language but with classes added), which indicates its evolution from the C language. So, should you be learning C++ in […]
Amy, 31, made the decision to change careers and become a software engineer at the beginning of 2018. ‘I’d had enough of my old job in corporate training and I wanted to do something new. However, I could only afford to study online and part-time, because I needed to carry on earning a salary. That’s […]
More people than ever before are emigrating from South Africa, says The South African. 2018 is set to bring a new record. One way to measure this is to look at the number of people selling their houses and why they are doing so. The 4th quarter 2017 FNB Estate Agent Survey found a huge […]
South Africans love comparing their two major cities; now even CNN has taken to comparing Cape Town with Joburg: the natural beauty of the Mother City with the pulsating buzz of the former gold mining town. On CNN, Laurice Taitz, publisher and editor of Johannesburg In Your Pocket City Guide, says: ‘A friend of mine […]
Sarah, 32, has been working as a coder for a web development company for the past six months. Before that, she worked in insurance. She says: ‘I wanted to change careers. I knew I was good at my previous job and that I had certain strengths or skills, including attention to details and working through […]
In 2018, career growth is probably one of your key goals. With this in mind, should you be learning JavaScript? Also known as JS, JavaScript, is used to make web applications more interactive, rather just just being static, plain pages. It’s used by 94,5% of all websites. And here’s the kicker: you can use JavaScript […]
You’re keen to change careers and you’ve been checking out online coding bootcamps. It’s time to upskill to become a programmer, possibly a software, mobile or web developer. From an affordability perspective, an online coding bootcamp makes sense bearing in mind that a face-to-face bootcamp in the US costs in total in the region of […]
In 2018, career growth is probably one of your key goals. And you’ve heard of Java, the go-to language for millions of software developers. Because things change fast in programming industry, it’s useful to stay up-to-date. With this in mind, what are the projected Java trends for 2018? The TIOBE index looks at the popularity […]
