Freelancer Project – How Pete Learned Apache Hive On the Job

In the vast world of freelancing, sometimes the most rewarding projects are those that force us out of our comfort zones. Pete Melgren, a freelance data science professional specializing in Python, had such an experience. β–ΆοΈπŸ‘‡ The project seemed straightforward at first glance: develop a Python script to read Apache Hive tables, including XML fields, … Read more

Top 21 Developer Jobs and Career Paths in 2023

This article will go over the top 21 most attractive developer jobs in the decade to come. Note that the purpose of this article is to look forward to the future rather than looking backward into the past. The future is inherently uncertain but we did everything we could (as you’ll see) to remain objective … Read more

Top 13 Attractive Cloud Developer Job Roles (2023)

This article compiles the most attractive and most profitable job descriptions in the cloud computing space. Cloud computing is a rapidly changing field—many experts argue that virtually every app will eventually run in a cloud environment. As you’ll see in this article, there are some highly lucrative cloud computing jobs available today. I’ve roughly sorted … Read more

System Administrator — Income and Opportunity

Before we learn about the money, let’s get this question out of the way: What Does a System Administrator Do? A system administrator (SysAdmin) is responsible for keeping a system, server, or server application running smoothly and without unexpected negative system behavior. This involves tasks such as management, debugging, troubleshooting, licensing, and updating hardware and … Read more

Top 20 Skills Every DevOps Engineer Ought to Have

Before I show you the top 20 skills of a DevOps engineer, let’s quickly have a look at three concise definitions of DevOps first! DevOps is short for software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). Definition from Atlassian: DevOps is a set of practices that automates the processes between software development and IT teams, in order that they … Read more

DevOps Specialist — Income and Opportunity

Before we learn about the money, let’s get this question out of the way: What Is DevOps ? Let’s have a look at the definition from TechTarget: A DevOps engineer/specialist works with engineers, software developers, system operators (SysOps) and administrators (SysAdmins), and other production IT professionals to release and deploy code in the real world. … Read more

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) — Income and Opportunity

Before we learn about the money, let’s get this question out of the way: What Is Site Reliability Engineering? Let’s have a look at the definition from the official Site Reliability website: Site reliability engineering applies software engineering principles to infrastructure and operations to create scalable and highly reliable software systems. It is closely related … Read more