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It’s Not Over Yet: Stories of an Aging Software Developer

Xebia

A construction worker’s body cannot take as much abuse at the age of 50 as it could at 20. But what about a software developer? This was in no small part due to the culture at Oracle. This seems to be a natural career path: Software developers become team leads, and team leads become managers or architects.

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TDD saved the day

Xebia

To tackle each operation, I started with a small test, following the principles of Test-Driven Development (TDD). As an aside, TDD is an iterative workflow that involves describing a specific aspect you want to solve in terms of the programming language you’re using. Truly, TDD saved the day!

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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

CIO

If you don’t join board meetings often, preparation is paramount, starting with learning about the directors’ backgrounds and reviewing minutes from previous meetings. Be prepared to answer common board questions about cyber readiness, technology roadmaps, and plans to hire and retain a diverse team.

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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

CIO

Normally, a CCO develops ideas about what the market needs and communicates them to a design team, which produces sketches to then be reviewed by the CCO. As the technology exhausts its honeymoon period, and companies in all industries find new ways of using it to get ahead of the competition, a new race is on.

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The CIO at a crossroads: Evolve or become a dead-end job

CIO

A complex mix of macroeconomic instability, technological advancements, and digital disruption has businesses in search of IT leaders who can rise to the occasion and turn what could be intractable challenges into business opportunities. These are testing times for CIOs. Things are getting complicated,” she says. “If

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What is digital transformation? A necessary disruption

CIO

Most CEOs (72%) continue to prioritize digital investments, according to the 2022 CEO Outlook report from KPMG, in part due to concerns about emerging and disruptive technology, a top three risk to organizational growth. Digital transformation is the integration of digital technologies into all aspects of business operations.

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We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well

CIO

Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. You’ve become (or will become) what is, essentially, a software company CIO.