Programming as craft

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Programming as craft Can programming be a craft? I was thinking about this as I was reading Matthew Crawford’s excellent book The World Beyond Your Head. Much like Crawford’s earlier work Shop Class as Soulcraft, he argues that craftsmanship is an activity that doesn’t just provide us with satisfaction, but also makes us fundamentally human by […]

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NATE Unite 2018: NWSA continues to ramp up tower safety efforts

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NATE Unite 2018: NWSA continues to ramp up tower safety effortsNASHVILLE, Tenn.–Members of the National Wireless Safety Alliance said that tower contractors may soon begin to see requirements from carriers that a percentage of their employees have NWSA certification — possibly as soon as this year, according to NWSA board of governors members at a […]

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Hackers using encryption to deter detection, finds Cisco cybersecurity report

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Hackers using encryption to deter detection, finds Cisco cybersecurity reportCisco releases 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report Cyber criminals are increasingly using encryption to evade detection, while security professionals are becoming more reliant on automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence (A.I.). That is at least the conclusion of Cisco’s recently published 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report, which involved […]

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5G devices: National Instruments tests user equipment

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5G devices: National Instruments tests user equipmentNow that the 3GPP has adopted an initial 5G specification, chipmakers and device manufacturers can start developing end-user equipment for next-generation networks. National Instruments is laying the groundwork with a test device that the company plans to demonstrate at Mobile World Congress. The test device is bigger than a […]

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2018 wireless test trends (Reader Forum)

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2018 wireless test trends (Reader Forum)  As we enter the early stages of the “5G era,” new technologies are deploying to cover use cases around Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMMB), Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC), and Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC).  These use cases are not served by a single discrete technology, but rather a combination […]

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Riverbed SD-WAN updates focus on securing cloud connectivity

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Riverbed SD-WAN updates focus on securing cloud connectivityRiverbed announces SteelConnect updates Riverbed recently announced updates to its SD-WAN solution SteelConnect, including private links that enable users to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Other updates include integration between SteelConnect and Riverbed Xirrus Wi-Fi, and the addition of Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless […]

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