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‘We’re in the age of the hacker,’ states the website HackerOne, a bug bounty platform that connects businesses with cyber security researchers (or bug bounty hunters). The reason is simple: there’s a massive rise in bug bounty programs at large companies like Facebook and Apple, explains Wired. So what exactly are bug bounty programs and […]
Alexa is widely known as a multi-talented lady with a can-do attitude, always at the ready to make life easier by taking on those mundane everyday tasks we don’t want to do ourselves. Now it looks like she’s set to expand her skill set and launch a career in software development. Who is Alexa? Well, […]
Are you a tech start-up in the African education space? If so, here’s an exciting opportunity. Injini, Africa’s first EdTech incubator supported by the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), is looking for start-ups ready to make an impact in African education using technology. They will select eight companies from across the African […]
Thinking about taking the first step towards becoming a developer? Watch how and why Elon Musk got into computer programming at a young age. Want to start your own journey towards becoming the next Elon Musk? HyperionDev offers multiple online coding bootcamps that will help you with the next big step in your career […]
Imagine if you could solve a problem in a few hours with a group of people you’ve just met. Would you be interested? If yes, then perhaps you should consider signing up for a Hackathon. ‘It’s really satisfying,’ says Gareth Dwyer, software and operations developer at HyperonDev, ‘to set aside a day or two […]
Special Partner Discount for Silicon Cape Community Members HyperionDev is very pleased to announce a partnership with Silicon Cape, a non-profit company committed to building and catalysing the technology ecosystem in the Western Cape. HyperionDev will provide access to their mentor-led, industry-relevant online coding bootcamps in Full Stack Web Development, Mobile Development and Software Engineering to Silicon Cape community members. […]
The Sunday Times recently published an article in print and online titled, “Is 23 year Riaz Moola South Africa’s Steve Jobs?”. Describing HyperionDev as a “tech training firm that is now the largest of its kind in South Africa” the article highlights how HyperionDev has become the largest trainer of the popular programming language Python […]
Article, courtesy of Tiana Cline at the Mail and Guardian (http://200ysa.mg.co.za/riaz-<wbr/>moola/) Hyperion’s Founder, Riaz Moola, has been selected as one of the Top 200 Young South African’s in 2016 under the Science and Technology Category by the Mail & Guardian. This award reflects the work of Hyperion’s entire team of employees – and the larger […]
Hyperion’s courses can change lives. This is exemplified by a recent partnerships between Hyperion and the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative in a which a cohort of aspiring software developers based in Johannesburg and Cape Town were trained on two of Hyperion’s most popular online courses: The Certified Software Developer MicroDegree and the Full Stack Web […]
Deep inside the engine control units (ECUs) of roughly 11 million Volkswagen diesel engines across the world, certain code was executing, which helped the company cheat on their harmful gases emission ratings. It did this by activating the emission control device only if it detected the car was undergoing emissions testing. The Nitrate, […]
Those End-User Licence Agreements on software exist for a reason: to prevent licenced code from unauthorised use. This was true for design software company Autodesk recently when it appeared that a software engineer from Chinese competitor firm ZWSoft had stolen their code. Both companies develop technical drawing, modelling and drafting tools used by civil […]
The South African market for software developers Software developers are in high demand in South Africa, yet both the job search and candidate search experience are poorly developed for the South African market. General job search portals such as CareerJunction or Careers24 fail to fit the needs of employers and job-seekers, and both […]