Hologram Debuts Open Source Cellular Modem for IoT | Mobile

Hologram on Thursday launched Nova, the first open source modem for cellular connectivity. Nova is a USB cellular modem purpose-built for Internet of Things development. Its Hologram software tools are compatible with most single board computers, such ... more

These 10 programming languages have dominated development in 2017

With the continued growth of interest in software engineering and developer jobs, it seems like everyone wants to know which programming languages are the most useful to learn. The popularity of these languages ebbs and flows with the market, so it’s ... more

Google wants to make recruiting and hiring easier for SMBs with Hire app for G Suite

Image: Google Hire, a new G Suite app unveiled by Google in a blog post on Tuesday, aims to make it easier for SMBs to recruit new candidates and manage the interview process. Part of the greater Google for Jobs initiative, announced in May, Hire looks ... more

The 10 easiest programming languages to learn

When it comes to breaking into a career as a developer or adding a new coding language to your skillset, certain languages are easier to pick up than others, according to a new report from WP Engine. WP Engine surveyed 909 developers across the US. California, ... more

Xinix Offers Linux Lovers a Path to Zen | Reviews

Xinix, pronounced “zen-ics,” is an innovative newcomer to the world of Linux distros. Now in beta, this distro has been spearheaded by a single developer who slowly is bringing other programmers on board to move things along. Despite its early development ... more

Here are the 3 most in-demand coding languages, and where you can find a developer job

Java, JavaScript / MEAN stack, and Python top in-demand coding languages across US cities. Here’s what language you should learn based on where you live and what company you want to work for. Source link ... more

Hundreds of popular Android apps have open ports, making them prime targets for hacking

A University of Michigan study found 410 Android apps in the Google Play store with open ports. Those 410 apps can be exploited in 956 different ways. While that may not seem like a lot of affected software, the downloads speak otherwise: Several are ... more

Cloud Foundry Aims to Close Cloud Skills Gap | Developers

The Cloud Foundry Foundation on Wednesday announced the launch of a worldwide cloud-native developer certification initiative. The foundation created the cloud developer certification program to fill the widening gap of trained programmers for cloud ... more

Crafty Phishing Technique Can Trick Even Tech-Savvy Gmail Users | Cybersecurity

Gmail users in recent months have been targeted by a sophisticated series of phishing attacks that use emails from a known contact whose account has been compromised. The emails contain an image of an attachment that appears to be legitimate, according ... more

How to learn programming: 3 languages to get you started

Image: iStockphoto/DeanDrobot There’s no question that developers are a hot commodity in the tech world: Developer jobs are typically some of the hardest to fill, and the demand for these types of professionals doesn’t seem to be slowing down. For those ... more

Google Invites Open Source Devs to Give E2EMail Encryption a Go | Community

Google last week released its E2EMail encryption code to open source as a way of pushing development of the technology. “Google has been criticized over the amount of time and seeming lack of progress it has made in E2EMail encryption, so open sourcing ... more

I infected my Windows computer with ransomware to test RansomFree’s protection

Image: iStockphoto.com/ernardaSv Ransomware made a huge splash in 2016. There’s no denying the motivation here: Money—as in virtually untraceable, digital cryptocurrency—has made this segment of the security realm nearly unstoppable. And if it continues ... more

The 10 hottest developer jobs of 2017

Image: iStockphoto/DragonImages The start of 2017 has seen immense growth in demand for developers, as front end developers, full stack developers, mobile developers, and back end developers are all currently in the top 10 hardest to fill tech jobs, ... more

How to become an IoT developer: 6 tips

Image: iStockphoto/mangpor_2004 The Internet of Things (IoT) industry is booming—in 2017, the number of connected devices in use worldwide will reach 8.4 billion, outnumbering people, according to a recent Gartner report. By 2020, more than 20.8 billion ... more

How to become an Alexa developer: The smart person’s guide

Developers work on projects at an Alexa hackathon. Image: Michael O’Donnell The launch of Amazon Echo and its voice service, Alexa, brought virtual assistants out of our smartphones and into our homes and offices. While the Echo is a solid product, Alexa ... more

How to troubleshoot an ethernet interface on a Ubuntu Server with ethtool

Image: Jack Wallen Ubuntu Server is a powerful, reliable, and flexible platform—there is no end to what you can do with the operating system. For instance, if you like to tweak and tune your network, Ubuntu Server offers plenty of tools. One such networking ... more

3 iOS apps for learning to code in bite-size lessons

Zivica Kerkez What ever happened to spare time? I ask myself that question often at the end of a week—it seems like all the things I planned to do never happened, and not for lack of want. We’re all busy, and hobbies seem like a luxury, not to mention ... more

Mobile developers: Here are the 3 certifications to consider in 2017

Image: iStock/artisteer Mobile computing accounts for more than half the traffic to the average website and that figure is only growing. That puts mobile developers in a good position to land a new job—but how do you get the training and certification ... more

If you can't beat them, get them to join you: why all companies should hire hackers

Thursday 20 October 2016 ADVERTISEMENT If you want to find the safest software on the market, look for the companies posting the biggest bug bounties for hackers. This was one of the lessons given by cofounder and CTO of HackerOne, Alex Rice, on stage ... more

Mozilla co-founder unveils 'Brave' ad-free browser

Brave Brave Software, the new startup from Mozilla co-founder and creator of Javascript Brendan Eich, has released a new browser, which claims it will display websites quicker than ever — by removing blocked ads and replacing them with ads from their ... more

Three JavaScript Libraries Developers Need To Keep Watch On

The industry of web development is not static and evolves at a faster pace with each turning day. It changes at such a faster pace, that it becomes almost difficult to go on track with all the new trends, new framework, new libraries and new version ... more