WebAssembly Users a Mix of Backend and Full Stack Developers
WebAssembly is cultivating a diverse user-base, with backend devs using WASM for cloud native work, and full-stack devs deploying it for Web development.
Tech Job Ads Up 52% Since First Half of 2021, Says Study
Despite high-profile layoffs and hiring freezes, the demand for technologists — especially backend and data engineers — remains strong, says a DIce report.
IT Pros Trust Open Frameworks and Clouds Over Third Parties
Despite competitors’ claims, cloud service providers and open source frameworks are seen as effective for risk management, reports the Cloud Security Alliance.
Cybersecurity Apprenticeships Don’t Address Core Issues
There’s a shortage of security professionals, but recent studies show that hands-on experience is more highly valued than academic degrees in the field, and apprenticeships may not lead to cybersecurity roles.
Data Practitioners Prefer to Collaborate on GitHub
Although the collaboration tools space is getting more crowded, machine learning and data practitioners still prefer GitHub to other tools, says the latest survey by Kaggle.
Adoption and Developer Pay Do Not Align
Median salaries of developers rose across the board over the last year, driven up by inflation and economic demand. Beyond that, the Stack Overflow findings indicate that usage and learning patterns do not align neatly with actual salaries.
Remote Workers Make More Money, Cloud Salary Survey Says
Despite the hefty compensation cited in the report, the annual salary increase was only 4%, which is below the rate of inflation.
Serverless Usage Not Popular in Workplaces
Only about one in five IT professionals in a new study by DigitalOcean said they use serverless at their organization.
Cloud Native Security Hasn’t Solved Compliance Challenges
Eight-four percent of participants in a new survey by Tigera said they found it challenging to meet compliance regulations for cloud native applications.
Companies May Have Unrealistic Expectations of Their Data Infrastructure
Data and analytics leaders may be overestimating their companies’ ability to benefit from the next round of investments in data infrastructure technology.
Bad Cloud Computing News: OpenStack Use Plummets and Discounts Dry Up
In 2021, 52% of AWS customers got a discount on AWS reserved instances, now only 36% do. In 2021, 48% of Google Cloud customers negotiated an ad hoc discount; in 2022, only 10%.
Using APIs with Low-Code Tools: 9 Best Practices
Low- and no-code tools can speed up software development. But how do you make sure they work with the APIs you need, and don’t create new headaches?