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9 creative recruitment strategies to hire developer on a budget

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Recruiting top-class talent is challenging in itself and doing it on a low budget can be quite a daunting task! Startups and mid-sized companies that typically operate on a shoestring (small) budget (before they catch the eye of the big VCs and make it to the big league) are commonly faced with the predicament of how to recruit the right candidate with their limited budget.

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Domain-Oriented Observability

Martin Fowler

Any serious software system needs some form of observability, so we can figure out how it is working and keep track of problems. But adding the code for this often results in lots of low-level cruft. Pete Hodgson describes a pattern that allows developers to add observability via a testable domain-oriented API that removes most of this cruft.

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Leaders as Multipliers

QAspire

I created a series of sketch notes for Tiffani Bova’s “ What’s Next ” podcast where she meets brilliant people to discuss customer experience, growth and innovation. Tiffani Bova is a Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce. I will post sketchnote versions of selected podcast episodes that enlightened me. Tiffani is also the author of a WSJ bestseller book “ Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business ”.

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De-biasing language

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

The toughest bias problems are often the ones you only think you’ve solved. In a recent paper, Hila Gonen and Yoav Goldberg argue that methods for de-biasing language models aren’t effective ; they make bias less apparent, but don’t actually remove it. De-biasing might even make bias more dangerous by hiding it, rather than leaving it out in the open.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Programming: Math or Writing?

Henrik Warne

Is programming like math, or is it like writing? I think there are elements of both in it, even though programming is a discipline of its own. Nevertheless, it is interesting to think about what aspects are like math, and what aspects are like writing. Maybe it will even lead to a better understanding of what programming is. Like Math. Sometimes, the domain of the program requires math, for example machine learning, graphics programming or financial modelling.

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Testing Domain Probes

Martin Fowler

Now he's shown you the basic idea, Pete shows how using domain probes makes it much easier to test observability behavior. more….

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How to Unlock the Hidden Power of Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

Does the Power of Culture Propel or Punish Your Team? I fell backward off the side of a boat and descended into the Pacific Ocean where I was about to get an incredible (and frightening) experience about the power of culture. I’m […]. The post How to Unlock the Hidden Power of Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Basic Points to Choose The Right CRM for Your Business

OTS Solutions

6 Tips to Choose the Right CRM Solutions for Your Business. Sixty-three percent of CRM solutions fail to meet businesses’ expectations. A poor CRM system can cost you time and money. It’s important to choose the right CRM software. You can choose the right software that meets your organization’s needs and goals, and provide a solid return on investment.

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Kubernetes Cheat Sheet

Linux Academy

If you’re like me, you may have those moments where you’re at the terminal, hands hovering over your keyboard, and … nothing. I always seem to freeze up and probably rely too much on bash history. (The up arrow is my friend.). While learning Kubernetes, I ended up posting 14 or 15 sticky notes on my monitor to help me in those moments — but after a while, I could barely read what was on the screen.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Become an Indispensable Change Agent

Change Starts Here

A well-known retailer recently laid off its entire change management team. Like many retailers in the shadow of Amazon, the company had been going through a period of decline. A new leader decided that individual project sponsors and managers could handle change management activities for their projects, instead of having a dedicated team of experts. […].

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5 Frustrating Mistakes That Will Derail Your Leadership Training

Let's Grow Leaders

Have you ever spent money on leadership training that was a colossal waste of time? We feel you. We have too over the years. It’s incredibly disappointing to invest time and money in a training program that doesn’t change behavior. Do know what’s […]. The post 5 Frustrating Mistakes That Will Derail Your Leadership Training appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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11 Artificial Intelligence Trends Every Business Must Know in 2019

CTOvision

Read Sohaib Khalid list 11 artificial intelligence trends every business should know about on Read Write : Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a game changer for global businesses, opening doors to innumerable possibilities. With the integration of AI in businesses, the global economy is excepted to grow exponentially in the coming years. Although the introduction […].

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Agile vs. ITIL: Two Divergent Paths to DevOps?

DevOps.com

Truth be told, there are dozens of different frameworks in existence and all have their unique perspectives on how a project is managed and executed. Frameworks such as Agile, ITIL, lean, cobit, six sigma and many others were built on an ideology of following a path defined by best practices. With DevOps, two of those […]. The post Agile vs. ITIL: Two Divergent Paths to DevOps?

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Leadership Lessons from My Time in the Military

Nathan Magnuson

It’s been over a decade since I returned from a year-long Army deployment to Iraq. It’s been over six years since I finished my military obligations altogether. Even though I’ve all but forgotten my initial trip to the recruiter’s office, some things will stick with me for life. From time to time, I’m asked how my military experience informed my leadership.

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Avoid Leadership False Choices – Leading vs Managing (and other mistakes)

Let's Grow Leaders

When leadership gurus post a meme challenging you to be a leader, not a manager – don’t buy it. Get the tools you need to lead and manage effectively in every situation. The post Avoid Leadership False Choices – Leading vs Managing (and other mistakes) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. When leadership gurus post a meme challenging you to be a leader, not a manager – don’t buy it.

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Even The Best Cybersecurity Strategy Is Only Good Once

CTOvision

No matter what the size of your business you should have a cybersecurity strategy. Yes that means if you run a part time business out of your home you need a cybersecurity strategy. And of course that also goes for every other business of every other size small to big. There are plenty of lessons […].

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Chef Commits to 100 Percent Open Source Code

DevOps.com

Chef has decided to open source its entire portfolio of IT automation software as part of an effort to make it easier for organizations to construct a DevOps pipeline using the company’s software. A part of that effort, Chef also launched the Chef Enterprise Automation Stack—which combines Chef Infra for managing infrastructure, Chef InSpec for […].

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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4 ways to secure your code regardless of programming language

TechBeacon

There's no need to overthink the notion of which is the most secure programming language. There isn't one, really, and developers should instead focus on how to write the most secure code possible in their language of choice.

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How to Build a Success Mindset

Women on Business

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6 Essential Skills Cybersecurity Pros Need to Develop in 2019

CTOvision

It’s definitely a job seeker’s’ market out there in the cybersecurity employment pool. According to an about-to-be-released report from ISSA and ESG, 74% of organizations today have been impacted by the cybersecurity skills shortage. Meantime, a report released last month from ISACA says that 60% of organizations need a minimum of three months to fill […].

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Cloud Visibility Remains a Top Challenge for Many Organizations

DevOps.com

A number of enterprises have a love/hate relationship with cloud computing. Because of its low upfront costs, the expense for cloud is lower, especially in the early years. But historically there has been another cost: the challenge of obtaining good visibility into applications, users and network traffic. I thought advancements in cloud management and security […].

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Revolutionizing Contact Centers: Next-Gen Tech for Enhanced CX

Speaker: Liran Meir Frenkel, Performance Management and RPA Sr Product Marketing Manager at NICE; Harpreet Makan, Practice Director at Everest Group; & Santhosh Kumar, Practice Director at Everest Group

As contact centers navigate the challenges of delivering excellence within budget constraints and adapting to evolving employee expectations, optimizing agent tasks becomes crucial. Discover a holistic approach across three pillars - people, process, and technology - that is essential to excel in this dynamic landscape, and explore how next-gen technologies such as generative AI, performance analytics, and process intelligence play a pivotal role in transforming contact centers into advanced CX

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Do the Math: Scaling Microservices Applications with Orchestrators

Toptal

Automatically scaling container deployments in a microservices-based app architecture is downright luxurious.once it's set up. But what's the best way to tune an app's orchestration parameters?

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6 Ways to Invest In Yourself

Women on Business

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AI And ML: Greatest Hype Or Hope?

CTOvision

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a remarkable bias: it simultaneously predicts amateurs underestimating the complexity and being overconfident and veterans underestimating complexity, with often less confidence than the amateurs! This is well shown in the famous Mount Stupid diagram. Today, we see the rise of hype in technologies like the Internet, blockchain, and cloud, three of […].

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Effective Cloud Security Requires a Cloud-Native Mindset

DevOps.com

Thousands of developers and cloud security professionals will fill the Moscone Center in San Francisco next week for the sold-out Google Cloud Next ’19 conference. Three days of breakout sessions and keynotes will immerse attendees in deep technical content and opportunities for hands-on learning. It’s all designed to help organizations embrace the cloud.

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

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Creating Success – A Guide to Product Manager KPIs

Toptal

For product managers, KPIs are a powerful tool. They quantify team progress, the progress of the product, and the overall business. Product manager KPIs include specific metrics associated with the product, customers, and the overall process in bringing a product to market.

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Can’t Go It Alone?

Women on Business

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Toyota suffers second data breach in five weeks

CTOvision

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has suffered a second data breach in the space of five weeks, leading to the data of 3.1m customers being accessed through a malicious attack. Toyota said that hackers breached its IT systems and gained access to information belonging to several of its sales subsidiaries. “We take this situation seriously, and […].

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