career development
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Women in the World of Information TechnologyRajini Padmanaban looks at the current role of women in the world of information technology, and how individuals and companies are working to get more women involved in technology fields. | 
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The Office: Recipe for Crafting a Creative Culture Not every office is going to be the perfect environment for everyone, but there are certain factors that encourage people to feel inspired and respected. Are you creating a healthy environment for your teams? It's really not as difficult as you might think. |
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The Debate over Software Testing Certification Heats UpDavid Greenlees writes on the latest debate over software testing certification. Keith Klain, head of the Global Test Center at Barclays, and Rex Black, a recognized software testing consultant, got into a heated debate on Twitter about the validity of certification exam results. | 
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LinkedIn's Ten Years of Phenomenal GrowthLinkedIn reached the ten-year milestone this week, and it can boast a massive profit over the years as a sign that it's truly made it—even though some still deny its importance in the world. We take a look at how far the site has come and offer some help from those who've mastered its purpose. |
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Is Working from Home a Boon or a Bane for IT Professionals? Yahoo made shockwaves earlier this year when the company announced it was doing away with work-from-home benefits for all employees. CEO Marissa Mayer claimed that there is a lack of innovation when employees are separated. But what if the opposite occurs due to the impact of a negative culture? |
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How to Leverage Social Networks for ReferralsSteve Vaughn explains how to leverage social networks for referrals. The development community is typically small and well connected, so your developers can be the best resource for finding and recruiting the highest quality programmers. | 
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Avoid Non-Agile Thinking: Hacks, Egotism, and StagnancyNirav Assar shares some of the ways to avoid non-agile decorum, by pointing out some of the biggest crimes against agile that he spotted while reading Andy Hunt's Practices of an Agile Developer. How many of these examples have you seen on agile teams that you've worked with? | 
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Why Testers Need to Tune Out the Noise and Focus on ValueHow do brand new testers—and experienced testers—make sense of their role in light of the myriad opinions about what testers are supposed to do? One simple way is this: Tune out the noise. Testers should use their own minds to focus on how people might obtain value from the program they’re testing. | 
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