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An Event for Crazy Programmers Only

The Crazy Programmer

2020 has been an eventful year, but what if we tell you that events are not all the same? What if there was an event for developers with no dress code, no small talk, no limits – only genuine connections? His love for both of these disciplines has led to becoming an award winning university instructor and software engineer.

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Top 20 Female Speakers in Software Development Events

Apiumhub

In recent years, there has been an increasing effort to include more female speakers at software development events. Initiatives to promote female speakers in software development events Speaker Diversity Programs: Many event organizers have implemented programs specifically designed to encourage and support female speakers.

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#ClouderaLife Spotlight: Margot Tien, Software Engineer

Cloudera

Margot is a software engineer on the Cloudera Data Flow Experience team, but for about a decade she worked in the fashion design industry. She added, “The company also offers training opportunities through Udemy that have been very helpful.” . I have found this not to be the case in my previous companies.”

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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

CIO

He went into the community and offered people jobs, promising to train them how to repair the computers. The plan worked, but with a twist: Talent Ayala recruited and trained would eventually leave after a year for jobs in the technology industry.

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17 professional organizations for Black IT pros

CIO

While the onus of change rests in large part on employers to alter their approaches to hiring and inclusivity in the workplace, the following 17 professional organizations are dedicated to advancing the careers of Black IT pros and increasing Black representation in the tech industry through training, networking resources, and more.

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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

CIO

The three-day event includes keynote speakers, hands-on workshops, strategies to build and scale a business, and advice and insights from investors, tech evangelists, and founders who have been through it all. This years’ event will be a week-long virtual summit that is free to attend, with the aim of making it accessible to everyone.

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Code-generating platform Magic challenges GitHub’s Copilot with $23M in VC backing

TechCrunch

In high school, he and his friends wired up the school’s computers for machine learning algorithm training, an experience that planted the seeds for Steinberger’s computer science degree and his job at Meta as an AI researcher. This would be extraordinarily useful for companies and developers.”