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.