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In the novels Ready Player One and Snow Crash, the authors imagine a future in which people spend much of their time in virtual worlds, using advanced technology such as VR visors and gloves to fully immerse themselves in these digital environments. The characters in these novels use these virtual worlds to escape their complex […]
Practical advice and insights for C-suite leaders and executives C-level leaders are often portrayed as impatient and time-starved, requiring perfection and detailed preparation when presenting to them. This can lead to significant employee burnout, low morale, and a lack of focus on strategy execution and revenue growth. Leaders should know the difference between thoughtful preparation […]
A distributed team enables you to draw from a much larger talent pool but can come with challenges, especially in an Agile environment. Use these tips to improve collaboration and efficiency while building psychological safety and rapport on your team. With today’s modern technology, people can easily collaborate across the globe. Companies can focus on […]
Lean principles and practices are guidelines and methodologies to maximize efficiency and minimize waste in business operations. Initially developed for manufacturing operations, they have been applied to various industries. Some fundamental principles and practices include: Some standard Lean practices include Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Pull System, 5S, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Lean Agile Lean […]
After the past few years, it’s no wonder some leaders are feeling exhausted. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s recent announcement that she will step down as the country Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, recently announced her resignation, which has shocked many due to her steady and empathetic leadership style during the […]
“Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship” is a book written by Robert C. Martin, also known as Uncle Bob. The book is a guide to writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code. It covers a wide range of topics, including design patterns, refactoring, testing, and coding style. In “Clean Code,” Uncle Bob advocates for […]
Scrum is an Agile framework for managing and completing complex projects. It is based on practices, roles, events, and artifacts that work together to help teams deliver value to their customers incrementally and iteratively. The following are the primary artifacts defined in Scrum: Product Backlog: This is a prioritized list of items representing the work […]
SHA stands for secure hashing algorithm. SHA is a modified version of MD5 and is used for hashing data and certificates. A hashing algorithm shortens the input data into a more diminutive form that cannot be understood using bitwise operations, modular additions, and compression functions. You may be wondering, can hashing be cracked or decrypted? […]
Digitization of the city is heralded as the bottom-up empowerment of its citizens. But who defines citizenship as digital technology infiltrating everything from personalized experience to the unimagined potential of networked urban space? Mark Dean unpacks recent academic literature that questions citizens’ rights in the hyper-connected city. Improving the smart city for everyone begins with ensuring technology […]
The SOLID principles are design principles that can help developers write maintainable and scalable code. The SOLID principles are: Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) – A class should have only one reason to change.Open-Closed Principle (OCP) – Software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification.Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) – Subtypes must be substitutable […]