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Dunelm Technology Blog Relaunch

For this latest post, we're joined by our good friends at Dunelm. They're about to relaunch their technology blog so let's take a look at what they've been up to from Dunelm themselves!

Data Engineering

All about Feature Engineering

So you've heard of feature engineering, and you're wondering how this applies to you and your work? We've got you covered in this article. Raw data often contains irrelevant features that may negatively impact the accuracy of models in machine learning. We obviously don't want this!

Tech Articles

How to Build Cli in Go

Building Command Line Interface In GoHow exactly do you build a Command Line Interface in Go? What's the easiest way and how can this improve your work? We're getting into all of this

DWP Digital

Building a View of the Truth

Ready to find out what being a Developer at DWP Digital is like? We take a sneak peak at one of their latest projects and the task to build a single source of truth with Front End Developer Adam McKenna.

Tech Articles

Everything I Learned Working as a Software Engineer at Tesco

With billions of transactions each year, Tesco is one of the biggest Tech retailers in the UK, as well as globally. We an in-depth look into what it's actually like working as part of their engineering team, and most importantly, how you could join too.

Data Engineering

Top 10 Data Engineering Skills

Data Engineering is one of the most rapidly advancing fields, and professionals in this field are among the highest-paid. So, what is data engineering? What are the skills required? How do you become the best in this field?

Blockchain

Blockchain: What you Need to Know

Blockchain is a super interesting industry at the moment, it's gaining a TON of traction. In fact, people are pushing them as solutions for many of the problems we face today. However, you might be wondering what they actually are, how they work or ...

Android

All You Need to Know About Content Providers in Android

In this Content Provider tutorial for Android, we're going to cover all your burning questions including: What are content providers? How do they work? What does API use to retrieve, insert, update or delete data? Ready to dig in and find out all things Android? Let's get started!

UK

Why Should You Want to Be a Woman in Engineering

With this year's theme of International Women's Day being #BreakTheBias, we thought it would be a perfect time to pause and highlight some of the most inspiring women in tech...

Android

How to Publish an Android App

So, you've just developed your Android application from scratch but don’t just stop there, you've still got a long way to go to share it with others. Don't worry though, there are just a few steps that, if taken properly, you can launch your awesome app!

Javacript

Javascript Interview Questions Made Simple

In today’s post, we're going to go over some of the most popular JavaScript interview questions. By all means, this is not an exhaustive list, however, it's a great place to get started after securing your first round of interviews with companies hiring via hackajob. Let's get into it!

Data

Top 4 Data Preprocessing Techniques

We know, we know - data preprocessing is everywhere. But what does it all mean? Well, data needs to be cleaned, standardised, and normalised before it can be used either in analysis or training algorithms. We find out more here...

Tech Articles

Impactful Code: Developing at DWP Digital

Being a Developer at DWP Digital is unlike any other Developer role you can think of. Forget your initial idea of what being a Civil Servant might entail, we’re going to get into what it’s really like working with cutting-edge tech on exciting projects that impact users nationally...

Python

Top 10 Open-Source Python Libraries and Frameworks for Machine Learning in 2022

This rapid rise of AI and ML has triggered a growing need for software libraries and frameworks. Python is one of the most popular programming languages worldwide, with an ever-increasing number of libraries and frameworks to facilitate AI and ML development...

Android

Best Ways to Do Event Handling in Android

Ready to learn in detail about Event Handling in Android? Well buckle up as we're diving into the best ways to do Event Handling. What are the event listeners? What are the event handlers? How is an event registered? We'll look at all this and more in today's tech tutorial.

Android

How to Insert Actionbar in Android

Want to learn about the actionbar in Android. We know you do which is why we're answering questions like 'What are Actionbars?', 'What are the key components?', 'Why is it needed?' and much more in this handy tech tutorial. Keep reading to find out how you can use this is your next project.

Go

How to Do Windows Registry Functions in Go

You asked and we've listened - we're delving deep into how you can do Windows Registry Functions in Go. This tech tutorial will show you exactly how to do these functions so that by the end you'll feel like a pro. Ready? Let's dive in.

Tech Articles

How to Broadcast in Android

You asked, and we listened. We have a brand new Android tutorial looking at how to broadcast in this operating system. What is broadcasting, how does it work and, more importantly, how can you do it? We get into it all here, check it out below!

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Top 20 Favourite Hacks for Android

There are a lot of hidden features that come with smartphones and no matter what brand of phone you use, if you're patient enough, your ordinary phone becomes extraordinary. Without further ado, here are hackajob's top 20 favourite hacks for Android.

javascript

JavaScript Tips to Avoid Sequential Loopings on Arrays

Avoid sequential for loops on arrays in JavaScript by using map(), filter, and reduce() methods. Make your code more readable and expressive of the intent.

Go

How to Implement Redis in Go

You asked and we listened - how do you implement Redis in Go? Don't worry, we get into it in this easy tech tutorial. First, let's talk about what Redis is. As always if you're here just for the tutorial scroll down a little further. If you're interested in what Redis is, keep reading.

Tech Articles

How to Log in ASP.NET Core Web Apps using log4net

In this quick ASP.NET Core tutorial, we'll cover how to implement logging in a Web app using log4net.

Tech Articles

5 Things You Didn't Know About Data Engineering

Data Engineering has been a big buzzword lately, and as a tech platform, we're privy to some super insightful things going on inside data engineering that isn't always common knowledge. Want us to spill the secrets? Keep reading!

Go

How to Parse JSON from APIs in Golang

Looking for how to parse JSON from an API in Golang? Well, look no further! Here is a simple step by step tutorial on how to do that.

Edinburgh

5 Reasons to Consider a Tech Role in Edinburgh

It’s a city rich in history and culture, but what’s more fascinating is the city’s burgeoning innovation scene. With hundreds of Scottish companies constantly pushing boundaries in innovation across the full spectrum of technology, Edinburgh is set to become one of the UK's leading tech hubs.