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Prio 1: Understand the nature of our ever-changing environment

What the next generation of IT leaders will need

What makes an IT professional “adaptable”? In this article, Rock Delgado explains why we need adaptable leaders and why it’s important to hire talent that will be able to catch the vision and provide good support.

How to be accountable

10 micro metrics you should use in performance reports

Performance tests are an unavoidable task. But are you measuring the right things? In this article, Ram Lakshmanan goes over why the normal major metrics aren’t perfect and ten new measurements to keep in mind that might improve future performance reports.

Why transforming monoliths into a myriad of independent microservices is a good idea

Containers, microservices and the power of modern IT

Containers and microservices are powerful tools for solving many of the problems we face with modern tech. In this article, Dale Vecchio explains why you should seriously consider switching from a monolith to a microservice.

Top features you should know

What’s new in Angular 5?

Angular 5 has been released. The 5th edition of the JavaScript framework brings numerous innovations and optimizations. Karsten Sitterberg is taking a closer look at some of the new features and even giving you a sneak peek at what might be in Angular 6.

Profile: Sepideh Nasiri, founder & CEO of Persian Women In Tech

“Many companies lack the infrastructure & career growth opportunities to support female employees”

Women are underrepresented in the tech sector —myth or reality? In addition to the Women in Tech survey, we also launched a diversity series aimed at bringing the most inspirational and powerful women in the tech scene to your attention. Today, we’d like you to meet Sepideh Nasiri, founder & CEO of Persian Women In Tech.

Trivial pursuit

How well do you know your Angular trivia?

We’re celebrating the release of Angular 5 with a return to our programming pub quiz series! Today, we’re testing your knowledge about Angular. Do you know everything there is to know about this framework?

More "standards", more problems

The proliferation of Java Garbage Collection logs standards

Garbage Collection logging is not standardized. And as time goes on, differing “standards” proliferate, leading to further fragmentation within the field. How can we fix this? In this article, Ram Lakshmanan goes over the latest attempt at standardization, the Unified JVM Logging framework.