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Probably not, but Facebook can ask for it. I was told at OSCON by a Facebook employee that they only hire ‘Full Stack’ developers. Well, what does that mean? To me, a Full Stack Developer is someone with familiarity in each layer, if not mastery in many and a genuine interest in all software technology. Good developers who are familiar with the entire stack know how to make life easier for those around them. Server, Network, and Hosting Environment.This involves understanding what can break and why, taking no resource for granted.Appropriate use of the file system, cloud storage, network resources, and an understanding of data redundancy and availability is necessary.How does the application scale given the hardware constraints?
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It would be Realities Of Your Industry 101, because we don’t teach them and this results in lots of unnecessary pain and suffering. This post aspires to be README.txt for your career as a young engineer. The goal is to make you happy, by filling in the gaps in your education regarding how the “real world” actually works. Contributions Appearing in the Book. The Twelve-Factor App.
Primary Objects - Using Artificial Intelligence to Write Self-Modifying/Improving Programs. Introduction Is it possible for a computer program to write its own programs?
Could human software developers be replaced one day by the very computers that they master? Just like the farmer, the assembly line worker, and the telephone operator, could software developers be next? While this kind of idea seems far-fetched, it may actually be closer than we think. This article describes an experiment to produce an AI program, capable of developing its own programs, using a genetic algorithm implementation with self-modifying and self-improving code. Stand on the shoulders of the Stack Overflow Giants. There's a wealth of information on StackOverflow.
If you're a developer, you've definitely appreciated StackOverflow and the exceptional community. If you get a kick out of giving back, being held accountable to your understanding and articulation of technical topics, or simply enjoy problem solving, you may spend a significant amount of time on the site. Stack-Ed is a very simple site that provides a portal into the the most reputable StackOverflow contributors and their accepted answers to questions. Start by selecting a topic then freely peruse the contributors with the highest reputations.
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The bubbles are visually interesting, will draw attention and due to the small size make sure that you will write using concise language that visitors will read. The tour itself is defined as a standard ordered list in your html, making it accessible. Demo The demo is running on this page! Check out the source, or read the documentation here to find out more about how it works. Download.
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Source control. Distributed Version Control is here to stay, baby. By Joel Spolsky Wednesday, March 17, 2010 A while ago Jeff and I had Eric Sink on the Stack Overflow Podcast, and we were yammering on about version control, especially the trendy new distributed version control systems, like Mercurial and Git.