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𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆: • 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Python remain dominant. Python surpasses JavaScript as the most desired language. Rust continues to be highly admired. • 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: Python is the most popular language for those learning to code. • 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: Raspberry Pi and Arduino are top choices, with Cargo gaining popularity. • 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Some 70% of professionals don't see AI as a job threat. Around 76% are using or planning to use AI tools, though only 43% trust their accuracy. • 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Technical debt and complex tech stacks are major pain points. • 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: Many devs are experiencing salary decreases amid economic challenges. #StackOverflow #Developers

"𝗚𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸" - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 "Glue work," a term coined by Tanya Reilly in 2019, refers to the essential yet overlooked tasks crucial for team efficiency. This includes maintaining documentation, addressing technical debt, onboarding new engineers, facilitating cross-team communication, etc. While pragmatic engineers take up these necessary tasks, they are often overlooked during performance reviews and promotions, where contributions are primarily measured by visible achievements like "shipping on time." This creates a paradoxical situation: • 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. • 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. This contradiction arises from the desire to maximize feature output. Companies implicitly acknowledge the importance of glue work but incentivize engineers to prioritize delivering new products. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆? While individual contributions to feature delivery are valuable, companies should recognize and reward the significant impact of "Glue work" on overall team success. #SoftwareDevelopment #Teamwork

🚨𝗙𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀: 𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯🚨 A new study reveals a concerning trend: millions of fake "stars" are being used to manipulate GitHub's popularity rankings. This practice inflates the visibility of scam and malware repositories, deceiving users and potentially leading to serious security breaches. Researchers found that 4.5 million stars are suspected to be inauthentic, given by bot-like accounts and coordinated groups. This manipulation not only benefits malicious actors but also allows legitimate projects to gain unfair advantages. This issue highlights the urgent need for GitHub to implement stronger measures to combat this practice. #GitHub #Cybersecurity

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 Here's a simple yet powerful trick using Chrome DevTools that can revolutionize your debugging process: Use the "Conditional Breakpoints" feature to pause your code only when a specific condition is met. 𝗧𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀: 1. Open Chrome DevTools and navigate to the Sources tab. 2. Set a breakpoint on the line of code you're interested in. 3. Right-click on the breakpoint and select "Edit breakpoint". 4. In the breakpoint editor, add a condition that must be met for the breakpoint to be triggered. This trick can save you hours of debugging time by allowing you to focus only on the specific scenarios that matter. Give it a try and let me know what you think! #ChromeDevTools #Debugging #ProductivityHacks

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𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝟮𝗞 𝗯𝘂𝗴, 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂? In late 1999, the world braced for the Y2K bug, a potential global catastrophe arising from a simple coding error. Many older computer systems used only two digits to represent the year, leading to the fear that at the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999, computers would misinterpret "00" as 1900, causing widespread system failures. The potential consequences were dire: power outages, medical equipment malfunctions, banking collapses, and transportation gridlock. These fears, fueled by the acronym TEOTWAWKI ("the end of the world as we know it"), gripped the globe. However, the Y2K scare ultimately proved to be overblown. While some minor disruptions occurred, such as internet slowdowns and faulty clocks, the extensive preparations and system upgrades undertaken worldwide successfully averted a global meltdown. Humanity entered the year 2000 without experiencing the anticipated chaos. All hail developers! #developers

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𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗿𝗿 rr aims to be your go-to debugger for C/C++ applications on Linux, offering a huge improvement over tools like gdb. It lets you • 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿: Capture a bug and replay it exactly as it happened, as many times as you need. • 𝗚𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: Easily step backward in the execution to find the root cause of the issue. • 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Works with various programs, including multi-process ones and even entire container environments. Give it a try and see how it can transform your debugging workflow! Here's the GitHub link: https://lnkd.in/gAa6DS7e

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝟯 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 As developers, we strive to write efficient, scalable code. But what can we learn from the experts? Google's engineering practices offer valuable insights into optimizing code performance. Here are 3 key takeaways: 1. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀: Use data-driven approaches to identify performance bottlenecks, rather than relying on assumptions. 2. 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆: Implement caching strategies to minimize redundant computations and reduce latency. 3. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆: Leverage parallel processing techniques to optimize computationally intensive tasks. What's your favorite technique for optimizing code performance? Share in comments! #CodeOptimization #GoogleBestPractices #SoftwareDevelopment

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