Empowering Deaf youth for a future of employment and success: iSchoolAfrica’s inaugural Deaf Developers Programme: Creating Inclusive Workplaces and Fostering Tech Talent for a Diverse Future Johannesburg, November 2023 – As this year draws to a close, the 2023 cohort of eight from the iSchoolAfrica Deaf Developers Programme have graduated. This programme emerges as a …
Turmoil at OpenAI shows we must address whether AI developers can regulate themselves: OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT and a leading innovator in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), was recently thrown into turmoil when its chief-executive and figurehead, Sam Altman, was fired. As it was revealed that he would be joining Microsoft’s advanced AI research …
The Degree Dilemma: Navigating the Academic Landscape for Software Developers in South Africa: In the realm of professions, software development stands out as both an art and a science. It’s a field where creativity meets logic, and innovation is the name of the game. But as with many professions, there’s often a question looming for …
China makes developers pay compensation for their ecological impacts – here’s how this unique scheme works: Hanyu Qiu / shutterstock In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer of a dam in Yunnan province in the country’s south west. The NGO alleged that the project’s environmental impact assessment had failed to …
5 open ways to help UX designers and developers collaborate better: 5 open ways to help UX designers and developers collaborate better kriker Wed, 04/26/2023 – 03:00 Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of …
The latest trends in video games from the 2023 global Game Developers Conference: San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) – the global gathering of the greatest creative minds in the games industry – opened its doors for the second time since the pandemic in March 2023. Each year a number of key trends stand out. …
Vampire Survivors: how developers used gambling psychology to create a BAFTA-winning game: Vampire Survivors won Best Game at the 2023 awards. Courtesy of Poncle, CC BY-SA The independent game Vampire Survivors delivered a shock result at the 2023 BAFTA Game Awards when it defeated blockbusters God of War: Ragnarok and Elden Ring to take home …
What cloud developers need to know about hardware: What cloud developers need to know about hardware JayF Wed, 03/08/2023 – 03:00 It’s easy to forget the progress that people in tech have made. In the early 2000s, most local user groups held regular install fests. Back then, to configure a single machine to run Linux …
How the Gherkin language bridges the gap between customers and developers: How the Gherkin language bridges the gap between customers and developers David Blackwood Tue, 02/07/2023 – 03:00 Communicating with software developers can often be a burdensome task, especially when people lack technical knowledge and technical vocabulary. This is why project managers often use user …
Why developers choose open source in the hybrid cloud: Why developers choose open source in the hybrid cloud JozefdeVries Wed, 01/11/2023 – 03:00 The biggest barrier to growth and innovation is a stagnant data platform. Legacy proprietary systems aren’t technically viable for most enterprises anymore. The enhanced capabilities of adopting a cloud-centric, open source approach …
God of War Ragnarök breaks new ground for accessibile gaming – our research explains what more developers can do: Lead artwork for God of War Ragnarök SIE Santa Monica Studio Digital games are a bigger part of our culture than ever before. Over 50% of people in the UK, Europe and US are now gaming …
A Drupal developer’s guide to Progressive Web Apps: A Drupal developer’s guide to Progressive Web Apps Alex Borsody Mon, 06/06/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like The following article is a companion to my presentation at Drupalcon and Drupalcamp covering Progressive Web Apps implementations. Progressive Web Apps (PWA) have …
A root cause of flooding in Accra: developers clogging up the city’s wetlands: Wetlands in Accra have become popular targets for developers. Wikimedia Commons Ghana has six designated Ramsar sites. These are wetlands designated under the criteria of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty that seeks to protect them. In Ghana, these sites …
A hands-on guide to images and containers for developers: A hands-on guide to images and containers for developers Evan “Hippy” Slatis Mon, 05/23/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Containers and Open Container Initiative (OCI) images are important open source application packaging and delivery technologies made popular by projects …
An open source developer’s guide to systems programming: An open source developer’s guide to systems programming Alex Bunardzic Fri, 04/29/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Programming is an activity that helps implement a model. What is a model? Typically, programmers model real-world situations, such as online shopping. When …
A guide to JVM parameters for Java developers: A guide to JVM parameters for Java developers Jayashree Hutt… Thu, 04/14/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. When you write source code, you’re writing code for humans to read. Computers can’t execute source code until the code is compiled into machine language, a generic …
5 things open source developers should know about cloud services providers: 5 things open source developers should know about cloud services providers Seth Kenlon Wed, 03/30/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. “The cloud” refers to both the collective computing power of an interconnected array of servers and the software layer enabling those …
WeThinkCode_ seeks volunteer mentors to help build SA’s next generation of software developers: WeThinkCode_ is looking for experienced software practitioners to mentor its second-year students and help build South Africa’s next generation of software programmers. Industry mentors will form part of the software programming academy’s new Volunteer Programme, introduced as part of its revised curriculum, …