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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Before you enrol on a coding course, you surely want to know whether you’ll get a job after a coding bootcamp. So what do prospective employers really think about bootcamp graduates? And, before enrolling on a bootcamp, what research should you do about the institution to assess whether they are set up to help you […]
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: […]
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 […]
