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How to add a new credential to your LinkedIn profile, and why you should

Maximize your LinkedIn impact: When you've completed a training and earned a certificate or credential, let the world know. Here's how.

Generative AI's 'revolution in productivity' is retrenching software developer roles

Generative AI means more productivity, but will that help software developers succeed or displace their roles? ZDNET explores the mixed reactions.

November 8, 2023 by Joe McKendrick in Artificial Intelligence

Overseeing generative AI: New software leadership roles emerge

Most software leaders will manage generative AI efforts by 2025, Gartner predicts. This trend has implications for their roles that go well beyond application development.

October 30, 2023 by Joe McKendrick in Artificial Intelligence

Want the most productive developers money can buy? Microsoft's got the answer

Developer productivity is in the eye of the beholder. Here's what Microsoft productivity analysts found that works.

October 23, 2023 by Joe McKendrick in Developer

Everything you need to work remotely: The best laptops, desks, monitors, and more

Whether you're fully remote or hybrid worker, or you travel for work a lot, ZDNET has found everything you need to create the best remote work setup.

October 19, 2023 by Gabriela Pérez Jordán in Home & Office

Want more productivity? Help everyone think like a developer

Corporate or workplace culture is almost impossible to change. Instead, the head of Nasdaq DevOps calls for a systematic, engineering approach to software development.

October 12, 2023 by Joe McKendrick in Developer