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Broad vs. Narrow Skillsets: Software Engineering Skills Demystified

In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Tiberius Florea outlines the difference between deep and broad skillsets and explains why broadening your skillset may further your career.

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Tiberius Florea

Tiberius Florea

Tiberius is an award-winning full-stack developer who has worked for Google. He also interned at Facebook and Microsoft.

How to Create Exclusive Custom Taxonomies in WordPress

In WordPress, taxonomies allow you to flexibly organize your content in categories with tags and more. However, when defining custom taxonomies, you may not get the desired behavior out of the box.

In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Rodrigo Donini shows how exclusive custom taxonomies can be implemented in WordPress for strict categorization of posts.

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Rodrigo Donini

Rodrigo Donini

Rodrigo has 17 years of experience in web and mobile projects. He has a strong knowledge base of the WordPress world.

Small Data, Big Opportunities

By now, most have heard of Big Data – the buzzword du jour across most business circles. In this exploratory piece, Management Consultant, Gregory Thompson, introduces us to the wonderful world of Small Data.

Specifically, he guides us through its broader market dynamics, tools, players and solutions, and includes a practical implementation guide for how small businesses might add analytics as a core-capability to their respective business arsenals.

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Gregory Thompson

Gregory Thompson

Greg led corporate development at a tech company, completing many acquisitions and divestitures and growing revenue to over $800m.

New Realities: VR, AR, MR, and the Future of Design

By leveraging new and emerging technologies like AI, AR, VR, and MR, designers have fresh and exciting opportunities ahead in designing future products.

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Himanshu Bharadwaj

Himanshu Bharadwaj

Himanshu is a digital art-director who crafts innovative UX/UI for worldwide brands like Nikon, Samsung, IBM, and Sirius.

Evolving Emojis: Designing for the New Face of Messaging

Emojis are universal symbols of expression, transcending cultural and linguistic divides. As technology continues to advance, designers will be the ones to define the next evolution of human communication.

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Julie Rega

Julie Rega

Julie specializes in art direction, branding, and illustration, and she’s co-founder of an iOS app called COSIMO.

Why Developer Portfolios Are Key to Showcasing Your Skills

Have you been googling articles on how to build an outstanding developer resume? Stop right now. It’s a waste of time! Cover letter? That’s a waste as well.

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Flavio Pezzini

Flavio Pezzini

Flavio is a senior Java developer and a team leader. He’s worked on complex projects for multiple high-profile clients.

An Introduction to Computability Theory and Complexity

What is a computer? What are the limitations of a computer? Are there problems that a computer cannot solve?

In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Mehmet Bajin explores the fundamentals of computation and the impact they have on computability and complexity.

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Mehmet Bajin

Mehmet Bajin

With experience at Google, Exxon, and a Master’s in CS, Mehmet’s deep expertise serves him well as a full-stack javascript developer.

Pearls of Wisdom—The Best Shareholder Letters Nobody Is Reading

Equity analysts often leave out an important source of wisdom when analyzing companies—the annual shareholder letter. This article intends to elucidate the purpose and traits of good shareholder letters based on an analysis of the 601 companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. The article will also direct readers to some of the best lesser-known shareholder letters to put on their annual reading list.

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Elizabeth J. Howell Hanano, CFA

Elizabeth J. Howell Hanano, CFA

Elizabeth began her career as an equity analyst and brings a deep understanding of how to unlock value within companies, big and small.

30 Days of Design: A Branding Case Study

We’ve all picked up design projects that required us to deliver outstanding results under severe time constraints. This branding case study breaks down the process of how to accomplish it effectively.

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Ivona Petrovic

Ivona Petrovic

Ivona specializes in all facets of web, from UX/UI to branding and illustration. She values learning and transparent communication.

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