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Creating a Ruby DSL: A Guide to Advanced Metaprogramming

Write better Ruby code by leveraging its metaprogramming features. In this article, you will learn how to create your own Ruby domain specific language (DSL).

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Máté Solymosi

Máté Solymosi

Máté is a full-stack software engineer with 8+ years of experience in JavaScript, Node.js, Angular, Ruby on Rails and PHP.

Report: State of the Workforce

In a competitive global economy, acquiring the right talent quickly is mission critical for companies—and hiring external or freelance talent has become key for success. According to Forbes, “Attitudes in companies of all sizes toward freelancers are changing, as more hire high-caliber external consultants and creatives to add to the brainpower of their teams.” State of the Workforce is the most comprehensive look at the pace of industry transition to a freelance and virtual workforce reality.

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Disrupting Finance

As consumers, we’re familiar with AI: we benefit from cars that parallel park themselves, devices that respond when asked questions, and streaming platforms that suggest shows we may like. However, professionally, the larger question is how industries will harness the power of AI. In finance, AI offers opportunities for operational efficiencies in everything from risk management and trading to insurance underwriting.

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Melissa Lin

Melissa Lin

Melissa has worked in ECM, tech startups, and management consulting, advising Fortune 500 companies across multiple sectors.

Designing for Human Behavior: Defining the Intangibles

It is now possible to more accurately shape experiences that dynamically personalize content by coupling behavioral design with data science and analytics.

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Mike Slone

Mike Slone

Mike has many years of successful design experience working for global clients like ExxonMobil, Reebok, Taco Bell, and Nike.

Rethinking User Interface Design for the TV Platform

Designing for television has become part of the continuum of devices that require a rethink of how we approach user interfaces and user experiences.

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Pascal Potvin

Pascal Potvin

With 12 years in UI/UX and creative direction, Pascal has delivered immersive experiences led design teams for Sony, Fox, Disney, and more.

How Machine Learning Can Enhance Cybersecurity for Autonomous Cars

Security is a critical concern for self-driving cars. Learn how machine learning can be deployed to protect autonomous cars from cyberattacks and malware.

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Dino Causevic

Dino Causevic

Dino is a software developer and expert in machine learning. He has extensive knowledge of mathematics, neural networks, and deep learning, and has worked as a security engineer for Atia Consulting and as a machine learning engineer at Philips Domestic Appliances.

Designing for Interactive Environments and Smart Spaces

Designing past mobile or desktop interaction boundaries and into the physical world opens up possibilities to create immersive environmental experiences.

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Jamie Teresuk

Jamie Teresuk

Jamie is a UX art director with two decades of experience leading international teams and delivering top-notch design for digital products.

How Software Will Dominate the Automotive Industry

The rise of autonomous vehicles will cause a tectonic shift in the mobility industry―and incumbents must evolve along with it. Learn how automakers can position themselves to flourish in the new era of mobility.

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Toby Clarence-Smith

Toby Clarence-Smith

Toby is a valuation expert with deep financial experience across investment banking, VC investing, and private equity. He founded and sold a VC-backed company, and has also served as an assistant vice president for Barclays Capital. Toby has an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

How Autonomous Driving Created A Talent War

As vehicular autonomy draws closer to reality, automotive players are locked in a high-stakes competition for top talent―and artificial intelligence isn’t the only skill in demand.

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Sib Mahapatra

Sib Mahapatra

Sib Mahapatra is a growth consultant and entrepreneur with a keen interest in the future of work.

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