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How Empathy Can Create Stronger, More Flexible Technology Teams
Anyone who’s worked in project management knows that “soft skills” such as empathy and communication are just as important as technical skills. Successful project managers know how to convey resu… -
Technologists Want Masks, Vaccinated Co-Workers for Return to Office
Companies are gearing up to admit employees back to the office. But what will it take for employees to feel totally comfortable about returning to their old desks? Blind, which anonymously survey… -
RedMonk Language Rankings Highlight TypeScript, Kotlin, R Growth
Once again, analyst firm RedMonk has updated its ranking of world’s programming languages. This time around, some of those languages have risen or fallen a few ranks—an unusual occurrence, given… -
Biden Administration's H-1B Approach Threatens to Confuse Many
President Biden hasn’t yet decided on whether to lift the Trump-era ban on H-1B visas that is due to expire at the end of March. That adds another element of confusion to the current White House’… -
5 Tips for Negotiating Salary While Working Remotely
The good news for technologists and managers is that salaries rose 3.6 percent in 2020, according to Dice’s 2021 Tech Salary Report. Given how technologist salaries have consistently risen over t… -
Project Management Most In-Demand Tech Skill Among Employers
For much of 2020, companies focused on quickly shifting their operations to deal with the pandemic. That spiked demand for sysadmins, cybersecurity experts, and other technologists who are tasked… -
Elevating Diversity and Inclusion: 4 Ways Leaders Can Take the Challenge
With International Women’s Day just around the corner, it serves as a reminder that there is still a global diversity problem staring us in the face. Women make up only 17 percent of the UK IT wo… -
Why Cybercriminals Still Look for Skilled Developers on Darknet Sites
Over the past several months, the darknet has undergone a series of changes that reflect a shakeup of the underground cybercriminal economy. In one case, Joker’s Stash, one of the largest and mos… -
Coinbase Hiring Spree Targets Technologists in Finance
Coinbase Global, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has been hiring from investment banks such as HSBC, Barclays and JPMorgan as it builds its institutional business. The recent S-1 filing w… -
Weekend Roundup: Google Cardboard is Extinct; SpaceX Boom
It’s the weekend! Congrats on making it to Friday. Before you shut down for the next two days (and you are shutting down for some relaxation… right?), let’s review some of the big tech stories fr…