CISCO Router Vulnerability, Kotlin Rising, & More…

by Pat Schaber

The dev digest is back again this week with all the best articles, stories, and videos on software development. Stay on top of the news, latest trends in development, and leadership insights when you subscribe to the dev digest!

Top Stories

• The tech industry has come under fire recently with accusations of privacy issues, racial/gender discrimination, fake news, monopolies, and more — but Paul Ford’s cover story in WIRED shows there’s still much to love about tech, despite its flaws
• CISCO routers have a dangerous vulnerability that could have enormous fallout

Dev Corner

• JavaScript’s Array.prototype.reduce can be powerful, if you know where and how to use it
• Agile development can also apply to your database — here are the five best practices
• Thanks to backing from Google, Kotlin is growing fast
• From data warehouse to data lake to data mesh: implementing the next generation of data infrastructure
• The new version of Facebook.com will use the latest in React, GraphQL, and Relay — this talk at F8 conference explains how it all fits together
• This comprehensive guide to writing good unit tests is a must-read for JavaScript developers

Professional Advice

• Hit a plateau in your coding career and looking for new skills to add? Here are powerful trends in software skills that you can use to level up
• Scott Hanselman’s best advice for coders: Stop thinking about implementation details and syntax and start thinking in terms of systems

Tips from Intertech

• Get our Angular Tutorial Series in its entirety — we’ve even made it into a PDF you can take with you

Have a Laugh

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Originally published at Intertech blog.