Software Development Engineer (Seattle) Previously, Geekology interviewed an iOS Mobile Developer and an QA Engineer to learn how potential technical candidates feel about the job descriptions they would run into. In this installment in our series, we set to find out more by interviewing an experienced SDE currently working at a leading technology company. You will soon see from […]
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Why do software developers often view emails from recruiters as spam? Usually in these recruiting messages, it’s all about getting the developer to become interested in the job opening the recruiter is trying to fill. Therefore, if the position is not interesting to the developer (which is often the case), developers feel it’s a waste of
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Many technical terms are named after common objects. Here are some programming languages whose names make you think of something else. Check them out in this short video! Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Twitter @g33kology to get more articles like this to help you learn more geek language.
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The position of project manager seems generic and self-explanatory; someone who manages projects. However, upon even a few minutes of searching, it is evident that the abundance of functions and job titles can be quite daunting. Therefore, this week on Geekology, we will attempt to clarify a few of these points. First and foremost, project
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Have you ever heard about the cloud but had no idea what “the cloud” was referring to? Chances are you’re using cloud software and services all the time: Flickr, Google Drive, even your own email. What all these services have in common is that they can store information via the Internet. This means that you
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JavaScript is one of today’s most popular programming languages, however there were interesting twists in its history. It was created at Netscape in 1995. Originally known as Mocha, the name was chosen by Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape. Netscape wanted to make its own tiny programming language that runs right in the browser, instead
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Image: Infosys Blogs The term “real-time” may be a term you have heard many times before. Did you know that many systems run on real-time as well? Real-time systems have more specific conditions than regular systems, where there are strict timing restrictions on producing the outputs. This means the system must produce a response at
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Business analyst is a popular title across many industries, including software and management consulting. Consulting firms (think Accenture and Deloitte) of all sizes and tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Expedia, Groupon, and even Big Fish Games are constantly hiring business analysts. To better understand this popular role, we will explain what they do and who
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Imagine waking to the sound of your alarm clock because it accessed your calendar for the day. As you rise from your bed, the window shades in your bedroom open. Downstairs in the kitchen, the coffee machine has begun to brew and the thermostat begins to warm the house to a temperature of your liking.
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Business Intelligence, or BI, is a term that is used to describe different types of software applications that are used to analyze raw data. Some common activities that make up BI include data mining, online analytical processing, querying, and reporting. There are three main components in the basic BI concepts: Data Warehouse The first component
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