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Finance Finance Processes

Real Estate Financial Modeling: 3 Costly Mistakes to Avoid

by Robert Finch

Rising construction costs mean real estate developers are relying on complex—and potentially costly—finance structures more often. Smarter modeling will help keep borrowing costs low.

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Product Process and Tools

How to Navigate Fintech Regulations in Product Development

by Purva Tamhankar

Regulations can present a big challenge for fintech product managers. Build compliance into your development process from the start, with these tips from a leading financial product manager.

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Engineering Mobile

Unit Testing in Flutter: From Workflow Essentials to Complex Scenarios

by Dacian Florea

Incorporate comprehensive unit testing into your Flutter project to ensure best practices and reduce bugs before—not after—the app's release.

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Engineering Web Front-end

How to Hire Angular Developers: Key Skills and Knowledge to Look For

by Bo Vandersteene

Many developers looking for their next gig claim to have experience with Google’s popular front-end framework. Here, international Angular coach Bo Vandersteene tells hiring managers how to separate the best from the rest.

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Finance Profitability and Efficiency

The KPI Cure: How Healthcare Data Analytics Can Improve Medical Center Finances

by Sean Heberling

Runaway costs have plagued the US healthcare system for decades, and providers are always looking for ways to increase efficiency without jeopardizing care. Developing smarter key performance indicators can help.

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Engineering Data Science and Databases

Identifying the Unknown With Clustering Metrics

by Surbhi Gupta

Clustering in machine learning has a variety of applications, but how do you know which algorithm is best suited to your data? Here's how to amplify your data insights with comparison metrics, including the F-measure.

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Engineering Mobile

Future-proof Your Android Code, Part 2: Functional Reactive Programming in Action

by Iliyan Germanov

The functional reactive programming (FRP) paradigm is becoming increasingly mainstream. In this installment, we discuss FRP essentials like system design and libraries, and implement a sample application.

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Projects Agile

You’ve Landed Your Next Scrum Master Job. Now What?

by Anna Zakoyan

The first days in a new position can be confusing and lead to avoidable mistakes. These Scrum master best practices will help you become the servant-leader your team needs.

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Engineering Mobile

Future-proof Your Android Code, Part 1: Functional and Reactive Programming Foundations

by Iliyan Germanov

This tutorial explores the mathematical concepts behind two key programming paradigms, functional programming and reactive programming, so you can build long-lasting Android architecture.

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