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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

GeekWire

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding one of its so-called “upskilling” programs to people outside of the company who are interested in acquiring training for roles in software engineering. ” The company was targeting roughly 100,000 employees with the free program open to all workers.

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5 Critical Takeaways from the 2020 State of Agile Report

Social, Agile and Transformation

It surveys over one thousand software development professionals from a mix of company sizes, development team sizes, geographies, and industries. The 14th annual state of agile report is now available, and it's one of the papers I look forward to reviewing every year.

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Explainer: Building a high-performing last-mile delivery software

CIO Business Intelligence

This has put immense pressure on IT leaders to deploy the best last-mile delivery software to safely and accurately transfer packages. The global delivery software market is expected to reach USD 3113.16 Here is a list of the top features to include in a delivery management software solution. #1

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PlayStation 5 still on track for holiday 2020 release, says Sony

The Verge

The company made the announcement as part of its fiscal 2019 earnings release today, where it also reported 14 percent lower gaming revenue year-on-year. Sony put the decline down to lower hardware and software sales, highlighting the importance of the upcoming PS5. The PS4 has now topped 110 million units sold worldwide.

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AI and coding: How Seattle tech companies are using generative AI for programming

GeekWire

Prompt: “A robot helping a software engineer develop code.” ” Generative AI is already changing the way software engineers do their jobs. We caught up with engineering leaders at six Seattle tech companies to learn about how they’re using generative AI and how it’s changing their jobs.

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Can developer productivity be measured? Better than you think

CIO Business Intelligence

But based on our work with companies from a range of industries, we think we may have figured out a way to do it that could work. In 2020, McKinsey surveyed 440 large companies about their “ developer velocity” — meaning the practices that best tap the full potential of development talent. That isn’t easy.

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Good riddance? Critics of non-competes say tech companies may ultimately benefit from FTC ban

GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Like it or not, the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-competition agreements could force a change in mindset inside the companies that use them — ultimately improving their ability to hire and retain talented employees. “How will this impact company culture?

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