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Rekindling the thrill of programming

CIO Business Intelligence

One of the most prominent examples of recent human achievement is what we call a programming language. Reviewing the Olympic mental feats that punctuate the history of its creation will help you rediscover the near-fantastical nature of programming. . A key moment in the story of programming is Alan Turing’s universal machine.

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Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

Also communicating clearly how the debt impacts business strategy and goals in an executive-friendly fashion is key. Solution: Invest in continuous learning and development programs to upskill the existing workforce. Many organizations lack the expertise required to implement and manage modern IT solutions.

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Broadcom EMEA CTO: ‘When it comes to building private clouds, we are first’

Network World

From my point of view, it is key to understand where we are headed: We have to understand that, although it was not fashionable five years ago, the private cloud is the future. Computerworld Spain had a chance to sit down with Baguley and talk about VMware’s evolution and its current technology strategy.

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E-ink: Taking Fashion to a New Level

CTOvision

Now, e-ink is transitioning to the fashion world. Tucked away into a hollow carved out of the shoe’s sole is a Bluetooth low-energy receiver, which allows the wearer to program the e-ink display in either block black or white, or with a pattern to match their outfit, from polka dots to animal stripes to flowers.

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What is S/4HANA? SAP’s latest ERP system explained

CIO Business Intelligence

In the 1970s, five formerIBMemployees developed programs that enabled payroll and accounting on mainframe computers. Custom programming is not possible with this version. Because HEC is a private cloud, the system can be adapted to a customers needs through programming.

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Are You Agile Enough for Polyglot Programming?

CTOvision

he said, no way, I program in six languages: Object Pascal, C++, Java, Visual Basic, TCL, and JavaScript. What good is to be a polyglot when it comes to programming? Polyglot Programming. An interesting case study in Polyglot Programming is the Obama re-election campaign. Polyglot programming provides an alternative.

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IBM Jumps Into RPA Market With Automation Anywhere - Perhaps A Turn To More Practical Challenges

Forrester IT

RPA works in a very dumb fashion today - mimicking human keystrokes and mouse movements - where all decisions must be explicitly programmed into the script. For IBM, the partnership will enable clients to use AA's RPA platform to create software bots that execute tasks within larger business processes managed by IBM's software.

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