Welcome to CyberCoders' Weekly Roundup! Every week, we handpick the top five stories from around the web that offer great insight into hiring in the tech industry.
1. Let's Build a Modern Hadoop [Medium]
Here's a great break down about the flaws of the current ecosystem of the 10-year-old data-analytics tool, Hadoop, and how it can be more up-to-date with today's programming trends. "Modern web companies are collecting ever-increasing amounts of data and making more data-oriented decisions. The world needs a modern open source solution in this space and Hadoop’s archaicness is becoming a burden on an increasingly data-driven world,"
Joey Zwicker writes.
2. Harvard and MIT are Sued Over Lack of Closed Captions [New York Times]
Harvard and MIT offer some of the most renowned online classes around. Unfortunately, the elite institutions are under fire for their lack of closed captions for people hard of hearing.
"Advocates for the deaf on Thursday filed federal lawsuits against Harvardand M.I.T., saying both universities violated antidiscrimination laws by failing to provide closed captioning in their online lectures, courses, podcasts and other educational materials," the NY Times reports.
3. How Yahoo Employees Knew Marissa Mayer Was About to Fire Some of Them [Business Insider]
Yahoo fired 100 to 200 of its employees due to a "restructuring." One anonymous source told Business Insider: ""Employees saw it coming when on getting to work 2-3 conference rooms in every floor were suddenly reserved for HR with all previously scheduled meetings in the room cancelled."
4. How 5 Remote Teams Use Technology to Make Long Distance Work [Fast Company]
Here's an incredibly useful list of tools and technologies that facilitate long-distance professional relationships.
Hipchat for conversations and Jawbone for team camaraderie are just a couple of tools to support a strong culture while telecommuting.
5. The 4 Roles Every Leader Must Be Able to Play [Inc.]
The Analyzer: Must be able to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
The Structuralizer: Must be able to lay out a clear plan.
The Socializer: Be able to relate to your team and truly listening.
The Conceptualizer: Must be able to set the vision of the overarching goal without getting bogged down on details.
