Owen Hughes is writer and editor specializing in technology, work and business. Based in London, UK, Owen is a former senior editor at ZDNET, and prior to that was a senior reporter at TechRepublic.
Large organizations still rely on ageing IT systems and programming languages to run their mainframes. But as traditional developers reach retirement age, new hires are reluctant to pick up old skills.
Python implementation Pyston aims to speed up the programming language’s code for web applications. Creator Kevin Modzelewski tells TechRepublic where the project is heading next.
Many big tech companies still expect developers to have an understanding of programming fundamentals, despite the fact coding jobs are becoming increasingly platform-based. So how important is theory, really?
Raspberry Pi released everything from cameras to computers in 2020, even as COVID-19 squeezed supply chains and demand for its hardware skyrocketed. Time for a break? Not quite.
In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was “almost taboo to talk about a Python 4 in a serious sense” following the troubled migration from Python 2.0 to Python 3.0.
Becoming a software developer is hard. And even worse, aspiring coders aren’t necessarily being taught the skills that employers value and expect, says one CTO.
After a year of remote working, burnt-out and frustrated workers are looking for a career change, with researchers warning of a ‘talent exodus’ that could cost businesses up to £17bn.
Raspberry Pi 4 owners can now train their own custom models using Edge Impulse’s cloud-based development platform for machine learning on edge devices.