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5 Actionable Tips to Progress As a Thriving Software Engineer

It’s no rocket science - becoming a software engineer these days is akin to strapping yourself a jetpack. Up, up and away towards a limitless future. Payscale reported that an average software engineer earns about 92,000 USD yearly. And that amount is increasing since the demand for competent engineers is still growing. But taking up the course and graduating isn’t a guarantee towards success, and this holds true to any profession. One has to establish habits, create opportunities and, most importantly, work hard. Here are the 5 tips every fresh software engineer must know to thrive in the industry. 1.… Continue Reading
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5 Business Predictions for 2023 Following the Downward Spiral in Tech

In 2022, one share of Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, was traded at $378. Less than two months in, the technological juggernaut collapsed to under $89 a share — reaching the trading levels of 2015. But, Meta is not alone. The Nasdaq 100 took a 38% hit from its peak. Layoffs have followed suit across the titans of technology — with tens of thousands of employees losing jobs across Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Twitter alone. Heading into 2023, the future is tumultuous. What geoeconomic changes are about to resurface in the new year? Dive… Continue Reading
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Techniques For Self-Taught Computer Programmers

I built my first site nearly 20 years ago and even then I was able to source quite a lot of information online. Even though most of my learning was a combination of reading IDE manuals (QBasic), downloading manuals and guides on a floppy disk from Internet cafes, and reprinting original books in multiple copies since these were extremely rare to find. Some engineers here have been coding for 40 years and faced a far more conservative ecosystem while still being able to produce code decades later. Studying programming now is a no-brainer. Between YouTube and Udemy tutorials, Coursera and FreeCodeCamp training programs, tons… Continue Reading