Tag: Software engineering
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Using generative AI to write code: A guide for researchers
Posted on February 29, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Generative AI is increasingly used to draft, edit, annotate and debug code. It's not just industry software developers who are taking advantage of the tools it has to offer. Those who develop and use software for academic research are benefitting from them too. So how do you make the best use of generative AI for coding in a research context? As software engineers with The Alan Turing Institute's Research Engineering Group (REG) and PhD Enrichment scheme, we've been asking ourselves just this question. Here, we share our thoughts, along with some tips for researchers. By Ed Chalstrey and Anastasiia Grishina.
Tags ai-and-machine-learning cloud-and-infrastructure software-engineering product-and-design leadership-and-career miscellaneous
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Setting up Nix on macOS
Posted on February 26, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
I recently bought a Macbook because more and more people are asking me how to use Nix in certain situations under MacOS. In this article, we walk through installing Nix on MacOS and see how pleasant the experience is these days. In this article, we walk through installing Nix on MacOS and see how pleasant the experience is these days. After that, we show how to go declarative on MacOS with nix-darwin to enable compilation for Linux and Intel Macs, as well as some other nice features. By Jacek Galowicz.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure product-and-design software-engineering
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Kotlin: A step-by-step guide for first-time app developers
Posted on February 24, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Welcome to the world of Kotlin, a modern programming language that has captured the hearts of developers worldwide, especially in the realm of Android app development. JetBrains developed Kotlin, and since its release in 2011, it has seen a rapid rise in popularity. In 2017, Google announced first-class support for Kotlin on Android, and since then, there has been no looking back. By @appmaster.io.
Tags backend-development product-and-design software-engineering
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A comprehensive guide to choosing the best Scala course
Posted on February 22, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
This article is all about choosing the right Scala course for your journey. It worth noting that author has made almost 300 hours of courses so far at Rock the JVM. By Daniel Ciocîrlan.
Tags backend-development product-and-design leadership-and-career software-engineering architecture-and-apis
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IoT gateways explained: A detailed guide for 2024
Posted on February 21, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
If you work with IoT, you probably know how challenging it may be to manage Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices effectively. This challenge grows as more diverse gadgets and sensors join your ecosystem. And that's where the IoT gateway steps in. By Kostiantyn Oliynyk.
Tags product-and-design leadership-and-career business-and-emerging-tech software-engineering devops-and-ci-cd
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Write JavaScript shell scripts with Bun
Posted on February 15, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Thanks to Bun Shell, it's now possible to write fast scripts in JavaScript. Some time ago, Alexandre published a test of ZX, a NodeJS wrapper for Bash. This project has inspired many others. By Anthony Rimet.
Tags frontend-and-mobile software-engineering product-and-design backend-development
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Kubernetes best practices for efficient cluster management every DevOps should know
Posted on February 11, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Kubernetes is a powerful container orchestration platform that can help developers and DevOps teams deploy, manage, and scale applications more efficiently. However, with great power comes great responsibility. If you are not careful, it can be easy to end up with a complex and difficult-to-manage Kubernetes cluster. By Ben Grady.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd software-engineering cloud-and-infrastructure
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Swift 6: Preparing your Xcode projects for the future
Posted on February 2, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Swift 6 will be the next major release of Apple's programming language and aims to create a fantastic development experience. Many of the latest features we know today are part of the road toward this major version bump. By Antoine van der Lee.
Tags frontend-and-mobile product-and-design software-engineering
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What is the fastest programming language? Making the case for Elixir
Posted on February 1, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
As turnaround times continue to shrink and the innovation expected from developers expands, programming language speeds can become a deciding factor for solution designers. If you're concerned about speed, Elixir may be the language you're looking for. By Content Team.
Tags backend-development frontend-and-mobile software-engineering product-and-design
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Demystifying Elixir web app development: A comprehensive introduction
Posted on January 31, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Elixir is a dynamic programming language with a syntax that combines a wild blend of influences for more scalable and stable programming. Elixir combines the best features of Ruby, the superpowers of Erlang, and the functional elegance of other languages. By Idhaya M V.
Tags backend-development frontend-and-mobile software-engineering product-and-design
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Java career learning path from beginner to advanced
Posted on January 30, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Knowing what to study is also a big challenge since there is so much to learn. Therefore, let's explore the most important topics to study so we can become better software engineers. By Rafael del Nero.
Tags software-engineering leadership-and-career how-to product-and-design backend-development
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Starting with Rector PHP: Improving your PHP code with automation
Posted on January 29, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length long
Maintaining clean and efficient code is crucial for project success. Rector PHP emerges as a powerful tool, offering developers a seamless path to code transformation and enhancement. Rector PHP is an open-source automation tool for PHP, and it simplifies the process of code upgrades, refactoring, and modernization, bringing significant benefits to developers and their projects. By Roberto B.
Tags software-engineering backend-development how-to frontend-and-mobile devops-and-ci-cd