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Learning Programming – How to Become a Professional Software Developer

11. December 2017 by stefan Leave a Comment

There is no better time than today to become a programmer. The demand on the job market is rising continously. And it has never been easier. There are countless books about all kinds of programming languages and interactive online courses. But mastering a programming language is not enough to become a professional software developer. You need to learn many other skills, too. I taught myself these skills. And you can do it, too. Based on my experience, I give an overview about everything you need to learn in order to get you started on the path of becoming a professional developer.

Autonomous Cars – What Impact Will They Have?

3. December 2017 by stefan Leave a Comment

The latest hype in the car industry is the autonomous car. It seems like the dream of a vehicle that can drive on its own is within our grasp and that is is only a matter of a few years until we can buy one. This will free us of driving ourselves and will enable driverless taxis, make private cars superfluous and replace all local transport. At least this is what we can read these days in the newspapers. But is it true? This article tries to examine what impact the introduction of self-driving vehicles might have on our streets, our cities and our lives.

VIP Transport – How Celebrities Arrive Safely

26. November 2017 by stefan Leave a Comment

Whenever a celebrity or a person of public interest dies in an accident, it gets a lot of attention in the media. Whenever I recollect all the accidents of VIPs I can remember, I think I can see a pattern. The vast majority of them died in car accidents, like James Dean, Lady Di, Falco or Grace Kelly. Some others died in plane crashes, like Buddy Holly or Juri Gagarin. But I can’t remember any VIP who died in a train crash or in a sinking ship. Does this perceived pattern match with official statistics, and does it suggest anything to increase the survival rate of celebrities – and normal people, too?

The Space Elevator

19. November 2017 by stefan Leave a Comment

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Test and Mocking Frameworks for Test Driven Development: The Overview

12. November 2017 by stefan 2 Comments

The Missing Link: Crossing the Innovation Threshold

5. November 2017 by stefan Leave a Comment

An innovation is a development that changes the behaviour of many people or even whole societies permanently. Technical advancements and inventions often enable these changes. Innovations don’t happen spontaneously. They are preceeded by a long history of technical development and experiments that don’t have a decisive impact upon society. But at one point, these improvements might change a technical system in such a way that it makes life radically cheaper, easier or more comfortable. I call this point in the development of a system the _innovation threshold_. In this article, I show several examples of innovations, how they crossed this threshold and what inventors and companies can learn from them.

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