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SleepIn app allows for virtual snooze when school cancels classes

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Cohen, Mazlow

There is nothing like waking up, getting ready for school and heading out only to find out class has been canceled. Many people could use a few extra hours of sleep.
Jal Irani, a computer science lecturer at Towson University, created the SleepIn app. He’s is a former student at the school who came up with the idea along with a partner back in grad school.

Check it out here – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleepin-alarm/id1321674721…

Source: SleepIn app allows for virtual snooze when school cancels classes

Highest Paying Tech Internships

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Cohen, Mazlow

$8,700 a month? Look how much interns make at some of the hottest tech companies

Source: High-paying tech internships – Business Insider

2/5/18 @ 5 PM Software Engineering Club Interest Meeting

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Cohen, Mazlow

Date:Monday, February 5 at 5 PM

Location: TBD

This is will be a short interest meeting to share a little bit about the club and hear what types of activities, workshops and speakers you would like to see this semester. We are planning events from startups, workshops about cool technologies and more. Please email softwareengineeringclub@towson.edu if you have any thoughts or questions.

Source: Software Engineering Club Interest Meeting

2018 Diversity Summit | Maryland Center For Women In Computing (MCWIC)

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Cohen, Mazlow

Maryland Center for Women in Computing is hosting the Diversity in Computing Summit, a one-day workshop designed for all advocates of underrepresented groups in computing fields. Through informative workshops and dynamic speakers, they will emphasize inclusive computing–efforts that address the positive impact that underrepresented groups have and will continue to have on the future of technology.

View The 2016 Summit Archive Here

Source: 2018 Diversity Summit | Maryland Center For Women In Computing (MCWIC)

The 8 Best Interactive Coding Websites

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Cohen, Mazlow

While most online resources do have some interactive tests or challenges you can take that allows you to actually code, some focus heavily on having you practice which I believe is the best way to get better at coding.

Source: Learn by Doing: The 8 Best Interactive Coding Websites

Must Read: HackerRank’s 2018 Developer Skills Report

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Cohen, Mazlow

HackerRank released the first annual 2018 Developer Skills Report! For the first time ever, they surveyed their community of 3.2 million developers to get a pulse on the state of developer skills today. Over 39,000 developers shared their thoughts on what new skills they’re learning, how they evaluate employers, which languages and frameworks are their favorites, and much more.

Source: https://research.hackerrank.com/developer-skills/2018/