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JavaScript: The Choice for StartupsSome leaders in the industry consider Python the best language for new programmers to start with and learn first. However, it turns out that JavaScript is the programming language that new start-up companies are using to climb the tech ladder, which could mean a shift in the industry is coming soon. | 
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Tapping into the Power of Introverts in IT Introverts—those who rarely talk to others, seldom engage socially, and answer questions only when asked—can be the strongest contributors on a team, but only if they’re engaged effectively. Here are some tactics that can help leverage the enormous strengths of the quiet ones on your team. |
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Doing Our Part to Contain Point-of-Sale Data TheftIt’s easy for us as software developers and testers to dismiss intrusions on point-of-sale systems as the fault of network security professionals or inadequate network defenses. The reality is that there is a lot we should be doing as well on the software side to prevent these kinds of attacks. | 
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Can Dropbox Survive the Emergence of Amazon's Zocalo?Amazon recently rolled out Zocalo, an enterprise storage service that lets people store and synchronize files. Another popular cloud storage provider, Dropbox, is also built on Amazon's S3 service. Will Amazon's entry into the storage-as-a-service segment spell doom for other providers? | 
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The Communication Trap Posed by CertaintyCertainty is a potentially dangerous mental flaw when we assume we know what others are thinking. It’s in situations of absolute certainty that we’re most likely to be wrong. When you're facing a problem, ask yourself if you’re sure you understand what the problem is—and ask for clarification. | 
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Estimate Effort Based on Past PerformanceHow often have you estimated how long it would take to complete a task, only to be off by a whole week? That's because we assume we will begin the task immediately and have a forty-hour week to work on it. There's a better way: prediction based on performance. Just find a batch size for your work. | 
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How Testers Can Communicate More Effectively As testers, our role has been described as similar to car headlights. Although we illuminate the project and provide advance warning of risks, we’re definitely not in the driver’s seat. For this reason, communication skills are critical to our profession. Read on to become an effective communicator. |
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EMV—The Next Generation of Credit Card SecurityAccording to the US Department of Justice, approximately 16.6 million people, or 7 percent of all US residents age sixteen or older, were victims of at least one incident of identity theft in 2012. Beth Cohen looks at EMV cards—the next generation of credit card security. | 
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