Margaret O'Brien You’ve worked hard for that Senior Software Engineer title. Maybe you’re even a Team Lead with direct reports. You’ve got 5 years of solid experience under your belt. And now you’re thinking about making the jump to Google, where you’ll seamlessly transition into a similar role with better perks and that prestigious Google badge. Here’s … Read more
What’s really happening in the October US tech job market? If you’re confused about the state of the market, you’re not alone. There are headlines about massive tech layoffs while credible reports point at continuing demand for skills. It’s clear that the wider economic environment has been cooling significantly. Indeed.com tracks its monthly job postings. … Read more
If you want the story of how a group of seven PhD students and professors at Berkeley came to co-found a fast-growing data and AI company, then this article is for you. If you just want the list of co-founders of Databricks, then here you are (in alphabetical order): Read on to learn more about … Read more
Did you know that we can trace the origins of Apache Spark back to Google’s published research on distributed processing? But Google didn’t create Spark. This article looks at what came before Spark, how and where the innovative technology was created, and the key individuals involved in its inception. Let’s start at the beginning and … Read more
America’s Social Security Number was not originally meant to be a universal identifier of its citizens. However, it has expanded into federal and commercial use for that purpose. Unfortunately, the SSN system doesn’t meet the requirements of an identification number of a country with a population size of the United States. This article looks into … Read more
It’s easy to think that SSNs have always been with us, but this isn’t true. They have a history that started in the era of the Great Depression. The original goal was not to have a universal identity number for Americans. This article shows you how they started and how they become what we know … Read more