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No two software engineers are alike, but the Applications Developer Alliance is creating a program to encourage more standardization in how engineers are considered.
The new Developer Workforce Initiative is “a global effort to increase the size, expertise and understanding” regarding software engineers. It’s also completely agnostic to platform, technologies and industry.
Its wide scope of services is aimed at enveloping the entire life of an engineer or developer. In additio

As drones become more prevalent and automated, we measly humans have started to think up better ways to take them down. For instance, the SkyWall drone defense system, which can drop a drone without breaking it.
Flying your jet ski into one of them, however, may be a little bit excessive.
The clip comes from New Zealand’s Festival of Freeride, where videographer Guy Mac was able to capture the moment that destroyed the DJI Inspire drone – a drone which happens to cost over $3000. Of

With the hiring of Chris Poole, Google got everyone talking about Plus again, but not in the way it may have wanted. According to one engineer, Plus won’t be the new 4Chan, so we can rest easy.
Yonatan Zunger is the man behind the social tech at Google, and took to Plus to comment on Poole’s hiring:
Since several people have been asking me about this, I just want to mention: At Bradley’s instigation, I spent a few hours chatting with Chris Poole a few years ago. What I discove

If you’re using a third-party Snapchat app, it’s time to delete it. Change the password to your Snapchat account while you’re at it.
Will Strafach of Sudo Security Group, a company that researches security vulnerabilities in apps, came across numerous third-party Snapchat apps ignoring modern security conventions by sending user data over insecure connections.
The apps tested were on iOS, but that’s not to say that Android apps are immune, just that they weren&

After 31 years, the Brooklyn Heights Association will end its historic home tours due to visitors sharing photos from inside the private homes on Instagram.
The tours offered visitors an opportunity to peek inside the unique residences in that particular neighborhood. It’s an interesting glimpse at New York living, as the city contains a mix of new developments, historical pre-war homes, and tiny apartments with ingenious storage solutions.
But ever since Instagram made it possible t

The Olympics have always been a showcase for new television technologies, but this the event is going one step further: large swaths of it will be filmed in virtual reality.
According to Advanced Television, the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) confirmed that it will capture “one key event per day” in virtual reality, in addition to the opening and closing ceremonies.
You’ll need a compatible headset to view the footage in virtual reality but the OBS isn