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The Top 3 Challenges in Assessing and Hiring Full-Stack Developers

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Blog > Talent assessment > Assessing Full-Stack Developers. Full-stack developers are often called the “Swiss Army Knives” of software development because of their ability to perform a wide range of tasks across the software application development stages. Some are true generalists, with an even distribution of expertise across stacks and frameworks.

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Numbers Protocol’s blockchain camera Capture App safeguards the integrity of photos

TechCrunch

The spread of misinformation and fake news online has a dangerous impact on public well-being. Misinformation is difficult to fight, and 73% of Americans surveyed by Pew Research ahead of the presidential election expressed little or no confidence in the ability of major tech companies to keep their platforms from being misused. The open-source Starling Framework for Data Integrity was launched to protect the veracity of online content using blockchain technology, creating “birth certificates” f

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Distributed Systems Pattern: Lease

Martin Fowler

Cluster nodes need exclusive access to certain resources. But nodes can crash; they can be temporarily disconnected or experiencing a process pause. Under these error scenarios, they should not keep the access to a resource indefinitely. more….

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Zocdoc founder returns with Shadow, an app that finds lost dogs

TechCrunch

Every year, around 10 million pets go missing in the U.S., and millions of those end up in shelters where they aren’t always reunited with their owners, due to their lack of identification or a microchip. A new mobile app, Shadow , aims to tackle this problem by leveraging a combination of a volunteer network and A.I. technology to help dog owners, in particular.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Intel CEO Swan to be replaced by VMware CEO Gelsinger

CTOvision

Intel CEO Bob Swan will step down Feb. 15 and be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. The chip giant said in a statement that the CEO change wasn’t related to […].

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How Do I Get Better at Leading Remote Teams? with David Burkus

Let's Grow Leaders

In this interview with David Burkus, author of the new book Leading From Anywhere, we talk about leading remote teams for the long haul and practical tools and approaches to take your remote leadership to the next level. Advanced Skills for Leading […]. The post How Do I Get Better at Leading Remote Teams? with David Burkus appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Drata raises $3.2M for its compliance audit platform

TechCrunch

Drata , a startup that helps businesses get their SOC 2 compliance, today announced that it has raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Cowboy Ventures and that it is coming out of stealth. Other investors include Leaders Fund, SV Angel and a group of angel investors. Like similar services, Drata helps businesses automate a lot of the evidence collection as they prepare for a SOC 2 audit.

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How to Overcome Web Test Automation Challenges

DevOps.com

Web test automation is transforming software development for the better. Automation empowers test teams to easily prepare test data, execute complex test cases across multiple platforms rapidly and accurately, and catch defects early on in the development cycle. Modern-day test automation solutions benefit organizations in multiple ways; when used correctly, such solutions can boost a […].

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Openbase scores $3.6M seed to help developers find open source components

TechCrunch

Openbase founder Lior Grossman started his company the way that many founders do — to solve a problem he was having. In this case, it was finding the right open source components to build his software. He decided to build something to solve the problem, and Openbase was born. Today, the company announced a $3.65 million seed round led by Zeev Ventures with participation from Y Combinator and 20 individual tech industry investors.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

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Go with the flow: Continuous modernization gets best results

TechBeacon

A recent study from the Standish Group and Micro Focus illustrates how a continuous modernization strategy yields superior results compared to project-based approaches.

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Human.ai nabs $3.2M seed to build personal intelligence platform

TechCrunch

The last we heard from Luther.ai, the startup was participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield in September. The company got a lot of attention from that appearance, which culminated in a $3.2 million seed round it announced today. While they were at it, the founders decided to change the company name to Human.ai , which they believe better reflects their mission.

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Subscribe To OODA Loop For $10/Month Or $100/Year

CTOvision

We’ve made some exciting changes to our OODA Loop subscription model we would like to bring to your attention. Previously, site content was restricted to OODA Network members, but we’ve […].

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Bryte raises $24M and begins licensing its tech in addition to selling $8K AI-powered mattresses

TechCrunch

Bryte today announced $24 million in Series A funding led by ARCHina Capital. This comes as the company moves away from selling its $8,000 mattress direct to consumers and instead is working with partners who will utilize Bryte’s technology in their mattresses. Bryte says several deals are in the works. According to the company, this pivot has always been part of the plan.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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The best DevOps conferences of 2021

TechBeacon

DevOps is a fast moving space, so whether conferences are held virtually or in person, it's important that you participate to keep up.

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Pace launches out of private beta with a plan to scale virtual group therapy

TechCrunch

One in five people have a mental health illness. Pace , a new startup founded by Pinterest and Affirm executives, wants to pay attention to the other four in that statistic. “Nobody is perfectly mentally healthy all the time,” said Jack Chou , Pace co-founder. “It’s a non-existent idea, everyone is sort of swimming in between being clinically mentally unhealthy and perfectly mentally happy.”.

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Network Troubleshooting in Depth: A Complete Guide

Kentik

The Network is the Key. “The network is down!” — I’m sure you heard that before. Despite your best efforts as a network engineer, network failures happen, and you have to fix them. Hopefully, you’ve implemented a network observability platform in advance, so you should be collecting a wealth of information about your network, making troubleshooting easier.

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Wall Street hugs Affirm as it starts life as a public company

TechCrunch

And we’re off to the races! Last night, Affirm priced its IPO above its raised range at $49 per share , a sign that the public markets remain hungry for new listings. Provided that Affirm today trades similarly to how it priced, we could be looking at a 2021 IPO market that resembles last year’s heated results. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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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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Security Professionals – This is Our Moment, SolarWinds Response is Our Calling!

CTOvision

It’s a meme now to say “In these unprecedented times”, but it sure does fit doesn’t it? As we look back on 2020 and the “interesting times” we find ourselves […].

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Gainful raises $7.5M for personalized sports nutrition

TechCrunch

Gainful , a startup offering personalized subscriptions to protein powders and hydration products, is announcing that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. COO Eric Wu, who founded the company with CTO Jahaan Ansari, told me that Gainful began with his own experience experimenting with different protein powders and eventually finding the combination that worked best for his goals and dietary needs. “In my personal experience, trying to find a protein powder can be a very overwhel

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SingleStore expands cloud data integration with the support for AWS Glue

CTOvision

SingleStore unveiled native support for AWS Glue, expanding its cloud data integration. This enables developers, data engineers, and data scientists to build with SingleStore on Amazon Web Services (AWS) more […].

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Yo-Kai Express introduces Takumi, a smart home cooking appliance

TechCrunch

Yo-Kai Express is known for autonomous restaurant technology for venues like office campuses, malls and hotels. As people continue staying home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is introducing a smart home cooking appliance with multiple functions. Called Takumi, it includes a coffee maker, high induction cooktop and a steamer for sanitizing utensils and baby bottles.

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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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Cybersecurity firm OPSWAT moving headquarters to Tampa

CTOvision

San Francisco-based cybersecurity firm OPSWAT is moving its headquarters to Tampa. The 19-year-old company is the latest addition to the region’s cybersecurity sector, building on a trend that has ramped up […].

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Iziwork raises $43 million for its temporary work platform

TechCrunch

French startup Iziwork has raised a $43 million funding round. Cathay Innovation and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund are participating in this funding round. The company has been building a platform focused on improving temporary employment. While it’s a relatively large funding round, the startup is quite young. It was founded in September 2018 and it has raised $68 million overall.

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AiThority Interview with Gaurav Banga, CEO and Founder at Balbix

CTOvision

Cybersecurity trends are evolving at an increased rate due to 2020’s disruptions. We have seen an increase in the number of breaches, new attack techniques, and a sharp distinction in […].

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UK on-demand supermarket Weezy raises $20M Series A led by NYC’s Left Lane Capital

TechCrunch

Weezy — an on-demand supermarket that delivers groceries in as fast as 15 minutes — has raised $20 million in a Series A funding led by New York-based venture capital fund Left Lane Capital. Also participating were U.K.-based fund DN Capital, earlier investors Heartcore Capital and angel investors, notably Chris Muhr, the Groupon founder. Although the company hasn’t made mention of a later U.S. launch, the presence of U.S. investors would tend to suggest that.

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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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Expert Practitioner and QuintessenceLabs CEO Vikram Sharma on Quantum Effects and Quantum Security

CTOvision

Vikram Sharma is the CEO of QuintessenceLabs, a company he founded to leverage an understanding of how physics works at the quantum level to address some of the biggest issues […].

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E-commerce optimization startup Tradeswell raises $15.5M

TechCrunch

After launching in October, Tradeswell is announcing today that it has raised $15.5 million in Series A funding. Co-founder and CEO Paul Palmieri previously led digital ad company Millennial Media (now owned by TechCrunch’s parent company Verizon Media), and he said the e-commerce market today is similar to the online ad market when he was leading Millennial — ready for more optimization and automation.

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The OODAcast: Continuing to provide actionable insights to fuel your decision-making

CTOvision

We focus our OODAcast series on extracting insights you can use in your own decision-making. The entire body of work has timeless knowledge you can apply to your business and […].

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