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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“According to the latest revised data by the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLS</span></a>, the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JobMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JobMarket</span></a> shrank by 26,500 YTD," Janco CEO Victor Janulaitis said of the latest data. "That is after adjusting the May data down by 4,300, June data down by 7,800 jobs, and reporting that 10,300 <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> were <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/lost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lost</span></a> in July."</p><p>For those keeping count, that's 20,300 more than the 6,200-job shortfall at the same point in 2024, and we're now in what tends to be the worst half of the year for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a>. “</p><p>… </p><p>“Janulaitis blamed economic uncertainty for continuing to drag down IT hiring - a sentiment <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CompTIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompTIA</span></a> agreed on, though the firm noted that there were still some bright spots of demand.</p><p>CompTIA stated that, while staffing reductions were made in IT, custom <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> services, cloud <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> and telecom, other roles such as <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SoftwareEngineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineers</span></a>, system <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/architects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>architects</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> specialists, and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> mavens are among those in demand. </p><p>Janco said that <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/unfilled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unfilled</span></a> IT-specific roles tend to be related to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blockchain</span></a>, and OmniCommerce technologies.</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WhiteCollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteCollar</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ZeroWorkHours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroWorkHours</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://theregister.com/2025/08/04/it_job_market_july/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/08/04/it_</span><span class="invisible">job_market_july/</span></a>&gt;</p>
InfoQ<p>Ready to level up your engineering influence?</p><p>In this <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/InfoQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoQ</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/videopodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videopodcast</span></a>, Mark Allen shares invaluable insights on how <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SoftwareEngineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineers</span></a> can boost their impact. He explores why building strong cross-organizational relationships and solving high-impact problems are more crucial than ever for <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CareerGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CareerGrowth</span></a>.</p><p>📺 Watch now on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/DBDvXNwKIxY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/DBDvXNwKIxY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/EngineeringLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DeveloperExperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeveloperExperience</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/185275/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/185275/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Microsoft’s top executive to software engineers: If you’re going to work with AI-generated code, you need… <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AiGeenratedCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiGeenratedCode</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIGeneratedCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIGeneratedCode</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AparnaChennapragadaMicrosoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AparnaChennapragadaMicrosoft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmilyChang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmilyChang</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MicrosoftCEOSatyaNadellaCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftCEOSatyaNadellaCoding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftwareEngineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1565747/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1565747/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AcademicResearchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicResearchers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlondraNelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlondraNelson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hallucinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hallucinations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MedicalCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalCenters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftwareDevelopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDevelopers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftwareEngineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/transcription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transcription</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/transcriptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transcriptions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WilliamSaunders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WilliamSaunders</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> innovation just isn't what it used to be, and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MoxieMarlinspike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoxieMarlinspike</span></a> blames <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Agile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agile</span></a><br>"We spent the past 20 years onboarding people into software by putting them into black box abstraction layers, and then putting them into organizations composed of black box abstraction layers," Marlinspike said. He contended this approach has left many <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/softwareengineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareengineers</span></a> unable to do more than derivative work, lacking the deep understanding necessary for groundbreaking developments. <br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/09/marlinspike/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/08/09/mar</span><span class="invisible">linspike/</span></a></p>
Kyle Writes Code👨🏻‍💻☕️<p>Just going to put this out here to this wonderful community. I’m looking for a more financially stable position. I’m an early career developer getting my BS in Computer Science looking to get my “foot in the door”.</p><p>Help would be greatly appreciated. CV is on my website. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwareengineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareengineers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iosdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iosdev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>