Before switching careers and joining 8th Light, Pedro Lopez spent his days in a laboratory helping clients optimize smart hardware devices. As a research engineer...more.

Software testing may form the bedrock of quality software, but most teams find that quality is more important than quantity in their test suites. Not...more.

Two years ago, an 8th Light client formed a "platform team" with the goal of creating a secure, consistent, and extensible cloud infrastructure environment for...more.

Data scientists are not primarily concerned with software, but poor code quality can quickly place limits on what their models can do. As they repeatedly...more.

“In my small way, hopefully I can help push society forward somewhat, in an as accessible way as possible. So you don't have to reinvent...more.

Whereas object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming were once seen as two distinct paradigms, the increasing popularity of React Function Components has helped break down...more.

When I switched from the dynamically typed language of JavaScript to the statically typed language of Kotlin, I realized that I had to familiarize myself...more.

There’s a new word game on the block called Wordle, and it’s been catching on quickly — you might even say virally. The idea is...more.

As we enter a new year, it’s time to sharpen our No. 2 pencils and plan the year to come. And we’re excited to hit...more.

Built In today announced that 8th Light was honored in its 2022 Best Places To Work Awards, totalling five designations. The annual awards program includes...more.

Rust is one of Stack Overflow’s most loved languages, but the hype cycle of new programming languages has rarely resonated with video game developers. Although...more.

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.

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.

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.

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.