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11 questions for a successful employee onboarding program
Research shows onboarding programs, when done well, can significantly increase employee retention and productivity – but it’s also just the right thing to do.
Profiles
Why tech conferences are “like Christmas” for developers
From the bright lights of the exhibitor booths to the new product announcements coming a mile a minute in the keynotes, there’s a lot for attendees to digest at a big international tech conference.
Profiles
Meeum runs coding workshops that acknowledge learning to code isn’t always about becoming a developer
Meeum was founded by Elyse Maberley and Sam Hemphill with the goal of broadening access to coding education.
News & Analysis
Aussie developers spending more time addressing technical debt than on projects: report
Despite the potential of developers to help companies innovate and grow, 66 percent of Australian respondents reported their developers are often spending more of their time addressing technical debt than on strategic projects.
Profiles
Queensland startup Codebots wants to help non-developers build apps with code-writing robots
For those without the tech knowhow, developing an app has traditionally been a costly, time-consuming ordeal, with many falling at the first hurdle: finding the right developer. Cofounded by Dr Eban Escott, Indi Tansey, Matt Francis, and David Burkett, Queensland startup Codebots aims to open up app development to the non-techies among us, creating an… Read more »
News & Analysis
Mirvac partners with York Butter Factory to launch coworking hub at Australian Technology Park
The plan for the hub, to be based at the Locomotive Workshop at ATP, comes almost two years after Mirvac won the bid to develop the ATP site.
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Property platforms Landguide and House and Land aim to better the search experience for land buyers
While some Australians may be slugging it out at inner-city auctions, willing to pay $1 million for a one bedroom apartment, a growing number are heading further out to start fresh, picking up parcels of land on which to build their own dream home. However, a piece of land isn’t exactly a clean slate –… Read more »
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MYOB wraps up first run of DevelopHER program by giving the three participants permanent roles
The first run of DevelopHER is done and dusted and a veritable success: the three participants have each been offered a permanent role at MYOB.
News & Analysis
Square launches ecommerce and point of sale APIs to offer sellers omni-channel experience
A few months after launching its contactless reader, Square is continuing its roll out of new products in Australia, today launching its Build with Square suite of payment APIs locally to enhance its omni-channel offering.
News & Analysis
Australian game development has potential to grow as an export industry
Australia’s game development industry has massive potential for growth as an export industry, according to an independent survey by IGEA and GDAA.
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Twilio is looking to humanise contact between customers and businesses
Twilio’s growth has come with consumers expecting more from businesses – no longer can businesses treat customers badly and expect them to come back.
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Sydney startup GorillaStack is looking to eradicate cloud bill shock by helping companies see where they’re spending
Sydney startup GorillaStack gives IT managers powerful insights into their cloud usage with real-time cost notifications and automated tools that make cloud deployments up to 40 percent cheaper.
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PT Essentials wants a very specific type of developer to join the startup
The nerd has been one of pop culture’s favourite targets over the last few decades. They’re always drawn as gangly and bespectacled, they’re socially awkward, and they never get the girl until they undergo a dramatic makeover on Beauty and the Geek. Sydney startup PT Essentials wants to set that stereotype aside by finding Australia’s fittest developer.
News & Analysis
TiE Sydney hosts hackathon to help non-tech women entrepreneurs build apps
Though women install 40 percent more apps and spend 87 percent more on apps than men, the current standing of women in the tech industry means that the number of men creating apps is much higher than women. A Sydney hackathon is looking to shift the number of women in the field by pairing ideas with tech skills.
Profiles
App Developers. The Honeymoon is over.
We’re still very much in the middle of the mobile revolution. Every day there are a staggering 1.5 million mobile devices activated, and the number of apps available to users on all platforms continues to grow. But for app developers hoping to cash in on mobile uptake, things are harder than they’ve ever been.
