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By Mike Jackson As the tech industry continues to grow, it is important to understand the various roles and job opportunities available for those interested in pursuing a career in technology. While coding is often the primary focus in tech, there are other essential roles that are critical in the development and maintenance of technology.…
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By Mike Jackson Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a visual modeling language that provides a common language for software developers to describe, design, and document software systems. Before UML, developers used various diagram formats to depict their code, which often led to confusion and miscommunication between team members. In 1997, a group of engineers created…
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By Mike Jackson Welcome to today’s discussion on object-oriented programming! If you’re looking to become a developer, then you need to understand object-oriented programming. Simply put, it involves programming objects. There are four primary pillars of object-oriented programming: abstraction, polymorphism, inheritance, and encapsulation. To make it easier to remember, just think of the phrase “APIE.”…
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By Mike Jackson As a beginner in the tech industry, there are certain key concepts that you must understand before you start writing code. In this blog post, we will discuss these concepts and explain why they are important. The first thing you should understand is the difference between a coder and a programmer. A…
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Jay-Z is eyeing a new blueprint these days — the evolution of pizza making and delivery … all carried out by robots!!! The hip-hop entrepreneur’s venture capital firm Marcy Venture Partners recently invested $16.5 million into California-based Stellar Pizza … a mobile-truck company with a unique twist on flipping pies. Started by a trio of former SpaceX engineers,…
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On June 10th, 2020, thousands of STEM scientists and organizations around the world went on strike to protest systemic racism in academia. Uniting under hashtags including ‘#ShutDownSTEM’ and ‘#Strike4BlackLives’, they hope their efforts will lead to direct action within academic institutions and organizations to eliminate racism for good. “In academia, our thoughts and words turn…
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KEY POINTS Robots could take over 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world by 2030, economists claimed Wednesday. According to a new study from Oxford Economics, within the next 11 years there could be 14 million robots put to work in China alone. Economists analyzed long-term trends around the uptake of automation in the workplace, noting that…
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Workplace efficiency has grown exponentially due to technological updates driving companies to the next level. We’ve become faster problem solvers and worldwide communicators at the click of a button. But, as technological capabilities have grown, so have their power to replace us. No longer are qualified, human candidates your only competition for the full-time job…
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