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https://www.techworm.net/2016/09/difference-programmer-coder-developer-engineer.html Do you know the difference between a Programmer, Coder, Developer and Engineer? Different titles can be very confusing even for those who are working in the technology industry. In reality, it depends upon organization to organization and how these terms are used by them in their industry, as these terms are often interchangeable. This →
http://www.machinedesign.com/community/steve-wozniak-echoes-advice-other-disrupters-and-leaders Engineering is known for being a good, well-paid, in-demand job. However, these aspects may not have anything to do with happiness or a healthy work/life balance—or a healthy life at all. Defining what you want and who you want to be and sticking to that is important for happiness. 1. Don’t worry about money →
https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2017/07/06/visualizing-smog-sensor-data-with-the-help-of-vert-x-prometheus-and-grafana/?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY The article shows an end-to-end example of an IoT device sending data in a certain format. A gateway is implemented with the help of the Vert.x framework, which does all the magic of connection handling etc.Finally, the data is stored in a Prometheus time series database and graphed via Grafana. →
http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4458585/How-to-pre-test-your-product-s-antenna?utm_content=bufferf9cb7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Your wireless product’s end-to-end success dictates that your customers will rely on your antennas to perform well in their system. Most hardware and software is thoughtfully tested before sale or deployment, but why are so many antennas ignored? There is no reason to defer or ignore your antenna evaluation; help is available. This article →
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http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/under-the-hood-of-luminars-long-reach-lidar Current automotive lidars scan their surroundings by firing pulses from semiconductor diode lasers emitting at 905 nanometers in the near infrared and recording reflected light to build up a point cloud mapping the car’s surroundings. But laser-safety rules in the U.S. and other countries restrict the power in the laser pulse, limiting the lidar’s →
https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/06/ultimate-guide-to-the-news-feed/?utm_source=tcfbpage&sr_share=facebook This is the ultimate guide to how Facebook chooses what to show in your News Feed, and how you can get your content seen by more people. Understanding how the News Feed works is tough because the algorithm is always changing. →
https://www.open-electronics.org/linux-foundation-launches-the-open-source-edgex-foundry-for-iot-standardisation/ Security is the Achilles heel of the Internet of Things, according to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols on ZDNet. The lack of common IoT development standards is part of this problem. This is why the Linux Foundation, along with 50 companies, has announced The EdgeX Foundry. The group will build a common open framework for IoT →
http://inhabitat.com/worlds-cutest-solar-farm-in-china-is-shaped-like-a-panda/ Who says solar panel installations can’t be adorable? The Panda Power Plant in Datong, China is shaped like the country’s treasured animal – and the first phase offers 50 megawatts (MW) of clean energy. →