Computer programmers

Dice Q2 Tech Job Report: Emerging Tech Hubs Showing Growth; Employer Confidence Rising

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Computing, Information Age, Computer programmers, Computer science, Programmer, DevOps

While the beginning of the quarter put employers in an environment of uncertainty, June's rise in job postings for nearly all key tech occupations and hubs suggests that employer confidence is returning.

Key Points: 
  • While the beginning of the quarter put employers in an environment of uncertainty, June's rise in job postings for nearly all key tech occupations and hubs suggests that employer confidence is returning.
  • At the start of Q2, unpredictability caused by the pandemic resulted in companies scaling back immediate hiring, causing declines in new job postings.
  • Throughout Q2, job postings for Java developers climbed 14% year-over-year, computer programmers notched upward 7% and DevOps engineers rose 3%.
  • California tech job postings declined 28% in Q2 (YoY), however, the 140,000 tech jobs posted in California were still almost double any other state.

Automattic Announces Series D Funding from Salesforce Ventures

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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Free software, World Wide Web, Software, Automattic, Computer programmers, Social entrepreneurs, Web developers, Web development, Matt Mullenweg, WooCommerce, WordPress.com, WordPress

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Automattic Inc., the parent company of web publishing and ecommerce platforms WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and enterprise WordPress VIP, has raised $300M in a Series D investment round from Salesforce Ventures, who joins Insight, Tiger Global, and True Ventures as an investor.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Automattic Inc., the parent company of web publishing and ecommerce platforms WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and enterprise WordPress VIP, has raised $300M in a Series D investment round from Salesforce Ventures, who joins Insight, Tiger Global, and True Ventures as an investor.
  • Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, said the funding will help fuel the company's growth, allowing Automattic to scale its businesses and continue its investment in the growing WordPress ecosystem.
  • WordPress, to which Automattic is a major contributor, now powers more than 34 percent of all sites on the web.
  • "The investment and partnership with Salesforce represents a tremendous vote of confidence in Automattic's business and the future of the open web," Mullenweg said.

HackerRank Releases 2019 Developer Skills Report, a Survey of Over 71,000 Global Software Engineers

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Programming languages, Computing, Computer languages, HackerRank, Computer programmers, Programmer, Recruitment, JavaScript, CodeSignal

Today, HackerRank released its annual 2019 Developer Skills Report , surveying over 71,000 software developers from more than 100 countries around the world to help recruiters and hiring managers understand the developers they're hiring.

Key Points: 
  • Today, HackerRank released its annual 2019 Developer Skills Report , surveying over 71,000 software developers from more than 100 countries around the world to help recruiters and hiring managers understand the developers they're hiring.
  • The data provides an inside look at the skills global programmers have and want and the criteria they're using to evaluate job opportunities.
  • Key findings from the 2019 Developer Skills Report include:
    Javascript is 2018's most popular programming language.
  • More than 5 million developers (over 20 percent of the global developer population) trust HackerRank to learn and practice coding.

Podcasting Plus: Futuri Media's POST System Adds Logger Capabilities to Podcasting and On-Demand Tools

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Friday, September 28, 2018
Computer programmers, Computer science, Programmer, Logger

Now, POST can also be used as a logger, making it easy for programmers to aircheck talent from anywhere in the world by logging into POST's web interface.

Key Points: 
  • Now, POST can also be used as a logger, making it easy for programmers to aircheck talent from anywhere in the world by logging into POST's web interface.
  • This new enhancement also enables programmers with regional and/or format-specific responsibilities to access all of their POST stations from a single login.
  • A new, streamlined UI also makes it easier for sales teams to pull proof of performance assets from the system.
  • "POST is a fully-integrated on-demand and podcasting system that maximizes the ROI on broadcast programming in the on-demand space," said Futuri Media CEO Daniel Anstandig.

Spherix Announces Adjustment to DatChat Acquisition Consideration

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Monday, May 7, 2018
Computer programmers, Dilution, Stock dilution, Programmer

Since then, the Company has retained a computer programmer and a developer to help advance DatChat and that assistance is already being provided by Spherix.

Key Points: 
  • Since then, the Company has retained a computer programmer and a developer to help advance DatChat and that assistance is already being provided by Spherix.
  • In addition to the above, the Company is pleased to announce that Mr. Greg Blattner has agreed to join the Spherix Board of Directions.
  • Mr. Blattner's skill set, which also includes working with developers and programmers, will help guide Spherix towards the monetization of DatChat.
  • Anthony Hayes, CEO of Spherix, stated, "Today's announcement represents a substantial reduction in the price paid for DatChat and 11,538,479 shares in reduced dilution to our shareholders.