As we head towards 2020, it’s more than reasonable to ask whether your job will still be around in the next decade or two. Job automation is happening across a vast range of fields. Breast cancer detection, for example, can …
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Big salary increases in tech in South Africa
I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright
I’ll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright
Cos I don’t care too much for money, and money can’t buy me love’ …
Developer Survey Results 2019 – Key Findings
This year’s Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2019 analysed responses from 90 000 developers (down from 101,592 developers in 2018). Developers filled in a 20-minute survey to share their views and experiences about their career and learning paths. Interestingly, approximately 75% …
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SA’s youth unemployment rate: what we should be doing about it
According to Stats SA, South Africa’s unemployment rate is particularly high for young people. For those aged between 15 and 34, 38.2%, or one in three, didn’t have jobs in the first quarter. In a recent Daily Maverick article…
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Which industries will be impacted by tech?
It’s difficult to think of an industry that has not been affected by tech. And of course automation and AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a huge driver of this change. Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter came up with the concept of …
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How universities are partnering with coding bootcamps to update curriculum
There is a growing trend of traditional universities teaming up with bootcamp academies, giving learners the opportunity to enrol in university coding bootcamps. Which universities have been pioneering this movement, and how is it benefitting their students?
Let’s start with …
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