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NCWIT digitally transforms the DEI journey to help uplift women in IT

CIO

Increasing STEM education at the K-12 and higher-education levels is an important aspect to increasing diversity — and it is something NCWIT is actively engaged in through its K-12 Alliance, Counselors for Computing (C4C), Aspirations in Computing (AiC), and Higher Education Alliance programs.

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The Good and the Bad of.NET Framework Programming

Altexsoft

NET is a software development framework and ecosystem designed and supported by Microsoft to allow for easy desktop and web application engineering. Also, in 2016, Microsoft acquired Xamarin, previously a proprietary technology for cross-platform mobile development, making it open source as well. But that’s not all.

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7 tell-tale signs of fake agile

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The same is not true, sadly, for many agile project management and development initiatives. Too often, an organization may launch something that looks like an agile program, calls itself an agile program, claims to operate like an agile program, yet really isn’t an agile program in the least. Team leadership void.

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Things The Pandemic Taught Us About Diverse Tech Teams

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

One way that companies are managing diverse teams is by having employees participate in virtual meetups. When telecommuting became the new reality, managers who didn’t think it was a natural extension of team collaboration were forced to reevaluate and change their approach. Let’s take a look.

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Educator Prep Program Evaluation & Reporting

PowerSchool

Our consultants support states in this endeavor by working to develop and implement statistically sound evaluation frameworks for educator preparation programs. To start, PowerSchool conducts internal discovery sessions with the state and its stakeholders to create a shared definition of program quality.

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5 ways to improve mental health for software developers

TechCrunch

Lorna Mitchell is head of Developer Relations at Aiven , a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure. I have worked remotely in technology for over a decade, and I’ll share my tips for how fast-paced technical startups can take good care of their software development talent. Contributor.

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5 steps we can take to address the cyber skills shortage

CIO

According to ISACA, 60% of organizations are struggling to retain individuals, and 62% say their teams are operating at a talent deficit. They may not come through the traditional tertiary education path. But we also have to make sure these people work well with teams and have strong ethics. We have to cast a wider net.

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