Successfully delivering products to clients is always the main objective, but there are a lot of steps in product development that, if not approached effectively, can hinder a successful delivery. Agile is a management system centered around delivering products faster and with fewer hiccups. This approach divides work into smaller…
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Are Lazy Programmers Good Programmers? - Video Presentation by Craig Bishell
We’ve all heard the age-old adage, “the best programmers are lazy programmers.” But what exactly does that mean? How could lazy employees possibly be a positive thing? Well, we’re not talking about programmers who avoid responsibility and take three times as long as their colleagues to complete a…
Layman's Intro to Cybersecurity — Video Presentation by Jiří Staniševský
Gone are the days when simply password-protecting accounts and files was enough to keep digital data safe. Cybersecurity is the general term for the process and techniques involved in protecting computer systems, data, and applications from cyberattacks. You’ve likely heard this term before, but have you ever wondered exactly…
How smart contracts work in the blockchain - Video Presentation by Tom Morris
It seems like cryptocurrency and blockchain are words thrown around all over the place these days, but what exactly are they?…
Product Discovery: Why Is It Important and How to Do It - Video Presentation by Jan Mikula
In this video, Jan Mikula shares what exactly the discovery phase of a product is, and why it is critical to a successful launch.…
Things I Learned Managing a 250GB PostgreSQL Database - Video Presentation by Adam Petrovic
After working on a project for a year and a half and watching the database balloon to a few hundred GBs, issues such as slow queries and timed out requests started to add up. On top of that, the hardware price and performance wasn't what it should have been. So, what to do?…