@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe US DOJ says a former Google software engineer has been charged with stealing AI technology from Google while secretly working with two China-based companies (Eric Tucker/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/china-google-justi…
@timbray@cosocial.caBack-end Go developer looking for work? I know these people and it’s probably more interesting than average in terms of culture and focus: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3900979895/?refId=udF6d9zES0exWpvOY…
@r_cybersecurity@botsin.spaceA software engineer who transitioned into cybersecurity shares tips for success: Target specific cyber areas, obtain relevant certifications, have a robust and error-free resume, use LinkedIn for networking, be confident in interviews, thoroughly research the job and interviewers, and remain persistent. https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1bzz6xf/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialExperts say the US government and tech companies are failing to mount a clear response to the theft of trade secrets by Chinese corporate and government spies (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/lin…
@me_datapoint@mastodon.online
@HeidiSeibold@fosstodon.orgAre you hiring a research software engineer? Which competencies are you looking for?
Check out this paper and let us know if these competencies match your expectations.
#RSEng
https://buff.ly/46o1zNm<…
@shuttle@mastodon.onlineListen to Matthias Endler talk to Arpad Borsos, Systems Software Engineer at Sentry, about how they use Rust to build a modern error monitoring platform for developers.
https://corrode.dev/podcast/s01e06-sentry/
@MediaActivist@todon.eu"While the possibility of socially engineering backdoors in critical software seems like an indictment of open-source projects, it’s not exclusive to open source and could happen anywhere. In fact, the ability for the engineer to discover this backdoor before it was shipped was only possible due to the open nature of the project.” The Other Players Who Helped (Almost) Make the World’s Biggest Backdoor Hack
@rjrjr@mastodon.socialHey #androidDev and #iosDev friends: want to work with some of the most interesting people at Square?
@Techmeme@techhub.social
@anders@mastodon.cyborch.comA “perfectionist” - are you sure that is what you really want?
Have you heard the phrase “perfect is the enemy of done”?
Do you believe that perfectionists are generally pleasant people to be around?
From: @…
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@jrconlin@soc.jrconlin.comOne of the biggest challenges of being a Staff Software Engineer is figuring out what OS runs best on lengths of wood.
@bbhorne@kolektiva.socialIn most of the world, it is tough to explain free software and open source. It is like that Ursula K. Le Guin quote, about the inescapable power of capitalism, and how difficult to imagine an alternative to this power, in its time as difficult as it was to imagine an escape from the divine right of kings. But in Gaza, before the Al Aqsa Flood, the expression of this power was different. Capitalism was present, but it was not all powerful. It was easy to imagine an alternative, because Gaza, a self-contained enclosure, was forcefully cut off from the market forces of rest of the world. In Gaza, to teach people about free software and open source hardware, was to teach them how to survive. Because by accessing open repositories, even people with no capital could build a tech scene, could develop new technology. This was Mohammed Abu Matar's life work, which he has had to interrupt now as the boundaries restricting the entrance of the outside forces into Gaza have been pierced. I want everyone who has ever contributed to open source hardware and software, to consider reaching out with a donation to Mohammed and to Gaza, to let them know they are not alone: https://www.gofundme.com/f/protect-an-open-source-engineer-and-his-family
@shuttle@mastodon.onlineKiran Ostrolenk, a software engineer at Codethink, has written an article about lessons learned while building a Rusty distributed system!
Check it out: https://www.codethink.co.uk/articles/2024/distributed_system_rust/
@tweedge@cybersecurity.theaterCursed knowledge thanks to my students: Have you ever thought "This code boring ah hell 💀" at work because if so my good software engineer TikTok-ers someone has made just the extension for you. Finally, we can watch Subway Surfers and Family Guy Funny Moments while we code: https://
@michabbb@social.vivaldi.net
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.euOnce again this video, because it's an eye-opener ->
"In this episode of Dot Social, Flipboard CEO Mike McCue talks to two key leaders tasked with building the Threads experience: Rachel Lambert, Director of Product Management, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer. Both are long-time Meta employees with a genuine care for open-source software and communities, as well as trust and safety"
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialInteresting, Devin, the first AI software engineer, i think it's better to think in terms of software intern or assistant,
#AI
@patrickquin@furry.engineerhttps://www.tumblr.com/nyancrimew/744607173055856640/another-addendum-most-modern-4k-uhd-blurays-use another addendum: 12” capacitive or optical analog video discs need to make a comeback, even if it’s only at 540p for 59.9…
@zachleat@zachleat.comvice-principal software engineer
@risottobias@tech.lgbtokay, if it's a people problem, how do people solve that?
e.g. if it's neighborhoods, politics, etc
serious question, what do you do to plan and review and iterate, if the problem isn't something software can solve?
because software has loads of theories about documenting how to engineer something
and I'm curious about the various ways to organize something
what's the "waterfall" vs "agile" of activism vs party politics vs petitions vs protest vs non-profits vs...
@arXiv_csSE_bot@mastoxiv.pageThis https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.11457 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA US judge sentences ex-Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed to three years in prison for stealing $12.3M from Nirvana and another crypto exchange in 2022 (Chris Dolmetsch/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.euOnce again this video, because it's an eye-opener ->
"In this episode of Dot Social, Flipboard CEO Mike McCue talks to two key leaders tasked with building the Threads experience: Rachel Lambert, Director of Product Management, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer. Both are long-time Meta employees with a genuine care for open-source software and communities, as well as trust and safety"
@pre@boing.worldWhen an ActivityPub server issues a follow-request to another ActivityPub server on behalf of a user, there is currently no space in the protocol for any kind of "this follow is on behalf of a user from a corporate network" kind of field.
There's not even a user-agent to specify it's it's Mastodon or Misskey or whatever making the request.
If we're going to engineer this place for consent then we're going to need better options than just "Accept follow request by default" and and "User individually vets every follow-request"
Seems like people want to be able to specify that follow-requests should be accepted by default from some software/networks but turned into vet-every-follow-request if the user asking to follow is using Wordpress plugin or Threads or A Bluesky Bridge.
"Accept only Mastodon requests by default, let me verify Misskey and Soapbox users, but deny Threads and Nostr bridges"
is quite a complex demand from a user. What user-interface would people like to see for that?
@mamday@kolektiva.socialSilicon Valley tech bros and GamerGate etc are in the news again. It has been almost exactly five years since I worked at Uber in any capacity so I may not have the clearest perspective anymore, but would like to say that in a comparison of the argument that I was disliked there because of 1) the fact that I was consistently harassed for being female bodied or 2) that I was somehow responsible for the failure of Uber's self driving division as a Software Engineer II I would like to argue option 2 is clearly ridiculous
@dr_ether@social.linux.pizzaSo the last proper post I did was almost a year ago. So what the fuck happened?
Well I got put on garden leave, trained for and got my AWS Solution Architect certification, and then got a new role working at S&P Global as a senior software engineer - and it is going really well.
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialInteresting, Devin, the first AI software engineer, i think it's better to think in terms of software intern or assistant,
#AI
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA US judge sentences ex-Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed to three years in prison for stealing $12.3M from Nirvana and another crypto exchange in 2022 (Chris Dolmetsch/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@patrickquin@furry.engineerhttps://www.tumblr.com/nyancrimew/744607173055856640/another-addendum-most-modern-4k-uhd-blurays-use another addendum: 12” capacitive or optical analog video discs need to make a comeback, even if it’s only at 540p for 59.9…
@shuttle@mastodon.onlineFOSSA is using Rust in production!
Serokell.io wrote an article about it, detailing an interview with Jessica Black who is a senior software engineer at FOSSA.
Check it out: https://serokell.io/blog/rust-in-production-fossa
@bbhorne@kolektiva.socialAlso, people have reported issues with GoFundMe and Firefox. The best browser seems to be Chromium or Chrome, according to GoFundMe tech support. Which, is not the first browser of choice for the FREE SOFTWARE community that Mohammed mostly interacts with. https://www.gofundme.com/f/protect-an-open-source-engineer-and-his-family
@zachleat@zachleat.comvice-principal software engineer
@r_cybersecurity@botsin.spaceA security engineer with 2 years of experience is considering specializing in DevSecOps, but is uncertain about how much software development knowledge is required for the role. They're fluent in Python, bash, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and IaC and have substantial practical experience but need advice on the field's requirements. https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1ayhfxw/
@arXiv_csSE_bot@mastoxiv.pageHow fair are we? From conceptualization to automated assessment of fairness definitions
Giordano d'Aloisio, Claudio Di Sipio, Antinisca Di Marco, Davide Di Ruscio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09919
@mamday@kolektiva.socialSilicon Valley tech bros and GamerGate etc are in the news again. It has been almost exactly five years since I worked at Uber in any capacity so I may not have the clearest perspective anymore, but would like to say that in a comparison of the argument that I was disliked there because of 1) the fact that I was consistently harassed for being female bodied or 2) that I was somehow responsible for the failure of Uber's self driving division as a Software Engineer II I would like to argue option 2 is clearly ridiculous
@shuttle@mastodon.onlineInterested in hearing about Rust in prod?
Tweede golf had an interview recently with @matthiasendler on the Rust in Production podcast!
Check it out: https://corrode.dev/podcast/s01e05-tweede-golf/
@arXiv_csSE_bot@mastoxiv.pageDesigning NLP-based solutions for requirements variability management: experiences from a design science study at Visma
Parisa Elahidoost, Michael Unterkalmsteiner, Davide Fucci, Peter Liljenberg, Jannik Fischbach
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07145
