Tag: coding
IWD 2022: Women overlooked for tech roles, claims research
With #BreaktheBias the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, tech recruiters admit women are being overlooked for tech roles. Two-thirds (66%) of recruiters say bias – unconscious or deliberate […]
Enterprises Implementing Latest Software Development Trends To Stay Ahead
Enterprises are implementing the latest software development trends to stay ahead. According to recent data, there were over 26 million software developers in the world during 2019. By 2030, studies […]
Kitronik launches Smart Greenhouse kit for BBC micro:bit
We all remember the fun of growing cress at school and now Kitronik is bringing the experience into the 21st century with the launch of its BBC micro:bit compatible Smart […]
FTSE 100: Just 15% of CTOs are women
Only 15% of Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) at FTSE 100 firms are women as female tech champions continue to struggle to break into the top jobs, research by developer recruitment […]
Women ‘not part of story’ in UK tech, says Code First: Girls’ Amali De Alwis
Women are currently “not part of the story” in UK tech, according to the chief executive of a coding academy. Amali De Alwis, the head of Code First: Girls, a […]
How to bridge the Digital Skills Gap and get more programmers to meet demand
A digital skills gap is looming. Within just two years there will be a shortfall of nearly a million skilled programmers and other technical professionals, according to the EU Commission, […]
£22 Raspberry Pi PC pushes the value of coding skills
Today saw the long-awaited launch of the Raspberry Pi PC. Costing just under £22, the credit-card sized PC sold out just minutes after going on sale earlier today. Designed by Robert Mullins and Eben Upton and distributed by the…
Higher definition YouTube collage: Rickrolling to new extremes
While YouTube might be taking its time upgrading the resolution of uploaded videos, one enterprising developer has coded up a web page to display a synchronised YouTube video wall, allowing four videos to be played almost seamlessly.
It all feels a bit hit and miss, and relies on someone creating four videos, one for each quarter of a much larger original video.
Given that the highest non-widescreen YouTube videos currently play at 480 x 360 resolution, creating a 2×2 wall offers up a 960 x 720 video. It’s not quite high definition, and there’s definitely some judder, not to mention the YouTube watermark plastered all over the screen, but it’s an interesting experiment…
