IT & Programming Digest by CodeGym: May’23 Issue

Hi, and welcome back to the CodeGym monthly digest. Today we’ll talk about the hottest news in Big Tech, and advise some great content about improving your coding and building a career as a developer. Join us!

The Major News in Big Tech in May:

Google announced at its annual I/O conference today that the company just added generative AI to search. It will allow the search engine to answer the queries with text summarizing the information available online.
The chip maker NVidia reported a drastic stock value growth thanks to AI: the company will dominate the market for chips used in artificial intelligence systems.
Meta layoffs continue, but Mark Zuckerberg promises a ‘scrappier’ future after they will finally come to an end.
A huge Tesla leak discloses tons of safety concerns and reports of problems with Tesla's Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving."
GitHub has announced the general availability of a ground-up rework of its code search that started in December, 2021.

Java Updates:

Java News Roundup, May 8th: JEPs for JDK 21, Spring Cloud AWS 3.0, OptaPlanner to Timefold.
Java News Roundup, May 15th: JDK 21 Updates, Spring Data 2023.0, JobRunr 6.2, Micronaut 4.0 Milestones.

Programming and Developer’s Career:

A great playbook on ChatGPT for developers: top 20 prompts that every engineer should know.
A guide on writing a clear and meaningful Commit message.
A brief overview of how to make precise estimates in software development.
An introduction to greedy algorithms and how you should use them.
And finally, a full handbook about writing clean code.

CodeGym’s fascinating posts in May:

Java and AI. Why Google, Netflix, and IMB use Java for Machine Learning? – in this article, we will focus on Java’s impact on ML and its benefits for AI apps, as well as tell about tech giants that prefer Java to other programming languages.
Why Professional Development Is a Never-Ending Story? How Upskilling and Reskilling Can Boost Your C... – this article explores why upskilling and reskilling are essential for tech professionals in 2023 and beyond.
What It's Like to Be a Software Developer In an IT Outsourcing Company? The Key Benefits and Drawbac... – in this post, we’ll look at the ups and downs of working in outsource vs. in-house dev team, and list the qualifications you need to comply with a job in the outsourcing company.
The Future of Remote Work in Tech: Will It Stay as Popular as Now? – in this article, we explore the current state of remote work in the tech sector and predict what form it may take in the future.