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Getting lost in a great book is one of the best ways to broaden your worldview and develop empathy for people whose perspectives are different from your own. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of great books written by thought leaders in the tech industry.  In honor of Black History Month, we’ve put together a list of…

Think about the website you use the most often: Maybe it’s a social media site, a food delivery app, or a site you use for work. There are probably things you like about it. Maybe it’s nice to look at or really easy to use. But there are also probably some things that could be…

The internet's become a crucial part of our daily lives. We use it to connect with other people, stream our favorite songs and TV shows, and even work from home.But for many of us, how it works remains a mystery. The good news is: It's not as complicated as you might think. Ahead, we'll go…

If you’ve been on social media this week, you’ve probably seen the bizarrely specific melty images popping up on your feed: a court sketch of Godzilla on trial, George Constanza holding multiple cats, a spaghetti parade — just to name a few. These are the product of DALL-E Mini, an AI application that will generate…

When you're embarking on a new journey (like learning to code or starting a new career), it helps to know that you're not alone and that other people have been in your shoes before. For LGBTQ+ programmers and tech workers, there’s a vibrant community of queer people on social media who are sharing their skills…

Learning to code does more than just help you launch an exciting new career — it gives you the tools to positively impact entire communities. And there are many LGBTQ+ developers doing just that.In honor of Pride Month, we’ve rounded up a few awesome applications created by LGBTQ+ devs that help queer people foster new…

When you first start learning a new programming language, you’ll most likely begin with some reading about syntax and the different concepts used in the language. What you probably don't do is learn cool coding facts and the interesting history — and future — of coding. But there’s much more to coding than meets the…

While it's most certainly not on individuals to single-handedly reverse climate change, it can feel good to take actions that make a positive impact on the environment. And for programmers and software developers, specifically, there are a few easy changes we can make to our day-to-day that'll help us be more sustainable in our consumption…

Working from home during the pandemic made lots of people pay attention to their home office situation for the first time. Maybe you invested in an ergonomic chair and second monitor, for example, or got sucked into desk setup accounts, like @isetups or @minimalsetups.On Instagram and YouTube, tech enthusiasts often share stylized photos and detailed…

One of the best ways to get an idea for a new mobile app is to think about a problem you'd like to solve. For lots of developers, that problem is climate change.Of course, apps alone can’t fix climate change. But there are tons of innovative apps that make it easy for anyone with a…