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Growing a Community: How Nicole Carpenter Helps the Software Developer Community

8th Light
23 Dec 2021
Careers
Spotlight

If you’ve attended an 8th Light University (8LU) in the last 5 years, you probably already know Nicole Carpenter. She spends her days helping one...more.

Video: How to Write in React by Starting with Dependency Injection

React is gaining popularity because it’s so easy to work with. As a declarative language, it works like a factory for building UI components —...more.

Responding to the Log4Shell Vulnerability

Brad Ediger
15 Dec 2021
Coding
Security

Over the last week, cybersecurity experts and developers around the world have scrambled to understand and mitigate a frightening zero-day vulnerability in a popular Java...more.

Web3, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain

The disruptive potential and explosive growth of programmable blockchains have fueled both optimism and cynicism alike. Optimists see an evolution of the read/write Web 2.0...more.

4 Questions on How to Have a Successful Software Career

8th Light
09 Dec 2021
Community
Careers

As we look back on 2021, embracing the good, the awkward, and the new normal of this past year, we’ve been reflecting on what it...more.

Video: Understanding Queuing Theory and Software Performance

What do McDonald’s drive-thru lines, highway on-ramp metering lights, and stadium beer service all have in common with software? They’re all bound to the same...more.

Video: Managing Dependencies on the Front End

Modern front-end development is a cornucopia of options and architectural strategies. A development team must survey the landscape and assemble a bespoke toolchain from the...more.

Built to Last: Naomi Dennis Develops a Brighter Future through Software

8th Light
23 Nov 2021
Careers
Spotlight

A little over a year into her career as a software developer, New York City-based Naomi Dennis felt herself longing for projects that placed a...more.

Start Your Software Development Career through Apprenticeship

Ever thought about a career in software development but didn’t know where to start? Eager to test your skills and immerse yourself in a holistic...more.

Podcast: Into the Unknown Unknowns: Observability with Charity Majors

The speed of development and change in software engineering enables exponential growth and innovation. It can also give rise to ever-increasing complexity and the creation...more.

Video: How Developers Can Contribute to the Ethical Tech Paradigm Shift

Fasten your seatbelts! Because while many of us were raised during a generation of “click-it-or-ticket” public awareness campaigns, the true story of how seat belts...more.

Reflections On Living In Data, by Jer Thorp

8th Light Hugh Sato John Riccardi Hana Lee Kyle Sparks
28 Sep 2021
Community
Craftsmanship
Data

Earlier this summer, a group of us started meeting weekly to discuss Jer Thorp’s new book, Living In Data. The book is built on Jer’s...more.

Documenting User Flows in FigJam

Hugh Sato
23 Sep 2021
Design

Recently, I've come to discover the power and beauty of using FigJam as a way of defining user stories. For whatever reason, I hadn't spent...more.

Podcast: Know Your History: Ethical Source with Coraline Ehmke

Coraline Ehmke’s path to the tech industry was non-traditional. It took someone to turn the key for her to find the community that she sought....more.

Podcast: It's a Process: More than Machine Learning with Hana Lee

“You can build an initial model, but you have to keep updating it. You have to continually operate it, doing things incrementally rather than trying...more.

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