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 […]
This year’s 2018 Stack Overflow Developer Survey analysed responses from 101,592 developers from 183 countries around the world. It’s the 8th year of the survey and the largest pool of respondents ever. 5 Key Findings Here are the five takeaway findings from this year’s survey. Developers working in the fields of DevOps and Machine Learning […]
You’ve decided it’s time for a career change in 2018. Even if you’ve never programmed before, you can become a web developer this year. It may feel overwhelming, but it need not be. This article will provide an overview on how to become a web developer by looking at the technologies, programming languages, frameworks and […]
So you’re thinking about learning to code in 2018. But what language should you learn? Quite simply: Python. Below, we explore why you should learn Python in 2018. Python’s Recent Spike in Popularity & Growth Trends To start off, it’s important to note Python’s recent growth in popularity. The language’s growth in interest over the […]
Software Engineering is the top job title for 2018, according to the U.S. News & World Report, which compiled a list of the top 100 jobs. Factors like current salary, future job market opportunities, anticipated growth, stress and work-life balance are all assessed before drawing up the rankings table. Not only did Software Engineering […]
In a previous post we built a machine learning model which could classify images of house numbers from Google Street View. Since then you may have worked to improve this model, or developed your own model for a different kind of task. Often when we are getting started in machine learning we learn how to […]
You might have heard the terms ‘GitHub’ or ‘git’ used before, but perhaps you don’t know what they mean. If you have just learnt to code or are wanting to learn to code, you should learn about GitHub. Here’s a simple guide to GitHub for beginners. Git and GitHub: What are they? Git […]
Introduction In the broad field of artificial intelligence, the ability to parse and understand natural language is an important goal with many applications. Online retailers and service providers may wish to analyse the feedback of their reviews; governments may need to understand the content of large-scale surveys and responses; or researchers may attempt to determine […]
Tools for Programming Creating excellent content requires good tools and equipment. This applies equally well to programming. There are some great utilities and resources to become aware of as soon as possible, if you have not already, to make the coding process just that much more convenient. These are the essential tools for programming […]
Software development is full of acronyms. This happens mostly because when developing software, there’s often no time in between gulps of energy drink or coffee to waste on pronouncing out these acronyms or explaining concepts. That being said, here are some frequently used software development terms you’d do well to be familiar with, for […]
