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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. Disallow anything outside the scope of the original task, such as code cleanup or other drive-by improvements.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

With an undergraduate degree in political science and time spent as a Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteer, Lain McGrath hardly envisioned a career in software engineering. Yet after onboarding at HR SaaS provider Gusto in a customer experience (CX) role, exposure to coding sparked McGrath’s interest in shifting professional tracks.

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7 ways to spot hidden IT talent within your ranks

CIO

It’s a critical characteristic because the technology we were taught in school or in a course is likely going to be retired and replaced in the very foreseeable future,” she observes. He adds that such pros also usually have solid business knowledge, are technically-savvy, and are eager to learn new tasks when given the opportunity.

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

Lacework

Recognizing the increasing challenges yet often underappreciated role of these professionals, we launched the 50 CISOs to Watch initiative last year to celebrate the CISOs demonstrating outstanding technical and leadership qualities. Heather is a technical visionary, expertly bridging business requirements with innovative tech solutions.

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October Patch Tuesday 2022

Ivanti

The October Patch Tuesday lineup is predominantly a Microsoft lineup but includes an update for Adobe Acrobat and Reader ( APSB22-46 ) and is a prelude to the Oracle Quarterly CPU due to release on Tuesday, October 18th. In this case the CVE exploit code maturity is listed as unproven, so the exposure may not be too serious.

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Apiumhub organizes the Global Software Architecture Summit in Barcelona, October 10, 2019

Apiumhub

2019 has become a remarkable year for Apiumhub ; new office, Apium Academy , Open Source Projects , software architecture meetups, cool innovative projects and… we can’t wait to share with you guys that the Apiumhub team is organizing the Global Software Architecture Summit (GSAS) 10th of October in Barcelona. Michael Feathers.

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Functional Prototype: How to Iterate with your Software Product

Altexsoft

Prototyping is an essential part of any production, whether you’re developing hardware or software. It can be even coded and designed to some extent, like our x-ray analysis tool. It can be a presentation or a diagram, but in some cases, it can also be coded. Feasibility prototype – Testing technical limitations.