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JPMorgan Technologists Facing New Evaluation System
If you're a developer in JPMorgan's corporate and investment bank (CIB), you may be feeling a little apprehensive lately. Insiders say the bank is trialling a partnership with BlueOptima, a third… -
Gender Wage Gap: Is Tech Successfully Closing It?
Is the gender wage gap closing? It depends on who you ask, but a new study from PayScale uncovered something interesting: Women at companies with more transparent pay policies felt that they were… -
The End of Slang, Goldman Sachs' Programming Language
Times are changing at Goldman Sachs. If you were a technologist at the U.S. investment bank in the past, chances were you'd be asked to code in Slang (short for "Securities Language"), the single… -
Learning SQL: Skills and Knowledge You Need to Know
You’ve likely heard a lot about SQL (structured query language). Originally created as the standardized language for relational database management, it’s essential to database work (and backend p… -
JavaScript Developer Interview Questions: How to Prepare
JavaScript has been around a long time, and it’s used everywhere. That’s one of the first things that Patrick Hubbard, “Head Geek” at software-development firm SolarWinds, points out when talking… -
JavaScript, SQL Top Skills That Employers Test For
If you apply for a job as a developer, chances are good that the company will subject you to a coding test of some sort. If you’re lucky, such coding tests mimic how you actually work; for exampl… -
Goldman Sachs Now Big on Tech, 'New' Job Types
If you aspire to land a job at Goldman Sachs, particularly a tech-related one, now could well be the time to apply. Analysis by Thinknum Alternative Data shows that Goldman Sachs is in the middle… -
6 Trends Shaking Up the Tech Workplace in 2020
The one constant in today's tech workplace: change. With so many dramatic changes on tap for 2020, technologists risk being left behind unless they recognize these disruptions and seize the resul… -
Database Administrator: Salary, Skills, Job Prospects
Database administrators (DBAs) are the unsung heroes of tech. They keep the backbone of any company or service—i.e., the actual database—running smoothly and available to users and customers. No… -
Microsoft, Tech Firms Fight Rule Restricting Low-Income Immigrants
Major tech firms such as Twitter and Microsoft don’t want the U.S. government to restrict immigrants who might end up relying on public benefits. The federal government’s “public charge” rule wou…