GitHub CEO says the 'smartest' companies will hire more software engineers — not less — as AI develops

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Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, said the "smartest" companies will hire more developers, not less.

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A former engineer at Meta and OpenAI says there's danger in specializing too early

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Philip Su, not pictured, says there's danger in engineers specializing too early.

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As many as one in 10 coders are 'ghost engineers' Stanford researcher says, lurking online and doing no work

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A Gen Zer who used AI to apply for hundreds of roles says it helped him land a job

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A Gen Zer (not pictured) said an AI tool helped him apply to hundreds of jobs and ultimately land a tech role.

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AI adoption is surging — but humans still need to be in the loop, say software developers from Meta, Amazon, Nice, and more

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Top Row: Greg Jennings, Aditi Mithal, Pooya Amini, and Shruti Kapoor. Bottom Row: Neeraj Verma, Kesha Williams, and Igor Ostrovsky.

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Arm CEO says AI growth is being limited by finding enough talent: 'I need more engineers'

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Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas wants more engineers.

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I interned at JP Morgan and Microsoft as a software engineer. This is my secret to landing offers.

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Ume Habiba says having a brand is her secret to success.

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A Gen Xer shares why going back to college after dropping out was the best decision he ever made

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David Houde said going back to college after dropping out was the "best thing" he ever did.

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My honest review of working at Amazon for 7 1/2 years as a software engineer

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I'm the son of a billionaire who forged my own career path.

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My dad is Steve Ballmer. I spent 5 years working as a product manager in the tech industry before becoming a comedian.

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