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[Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/416-how-to-respond-to-the-why-do-you-deserve-a-promotion-question) ## When Is It Time To Change Jobs? 7 Signs to Look Out For **By:** Luis Minvielle **Published:** April 17, 2024 People change jobs because they're unhappy, want more money, or would like greater opportunities. However, the decision to switch roles isn't always straightforward. Job hopping is now happening more often than ever. Industry reports show that 60% of millennials are open to a new job opportunity,... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/420-when-is-it-time-to-change-jobs-7-signs-to-look-out-for) ## Long-Term Employment vs Job Hopping **By:** Luis Minvielle **Published:** April 17, 2024 For developers who want better salaries, job-hopping is the best idea compared to staying at the same job for a long term. That’s at least how it has played out historically. IT workers who switched jobs in February 2024 will have earned almost a 5% increase year-on-year just for that—for swappin... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/419-long-term-employment-vs-job-hopping) ## Are Software Engineer Wages Being Pushed Down? A Report on Tech Salaries **By:** Luis Minvielle **Published:** April 17, 2024 If you've been on the lookout for a software engineering job lately, you may have already noticed that salaries have suffered a noticeable decline.This general trend contrasts how compensation plans for developers have been structured in the last decades. As such, for years, software engineers ha... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/417-are-software-engineer-wages-being-pushed-down-a-report-on-tech-salaries) ## Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated? **By:** Luis Minvielle **Published:** April 17, 2024 Despite reports claiming there’s a severe tech shortage, the truth is there’s also an oversaturated market for tech workers, especially for lower-skilled positions roles such as web development and entry-level.Reddit users have already been saying that certain areas of software development are ov... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) ## Dev Digest 111 - npm i -g issues **By:** Chris Heilmann **Published:** April 15, 2024 In last Friday's Dev Digest we looked at some global tech issues, took a deep dive into code assistants, we have a great video about NPM security and want you to tell us your favourite code questions to use in CODE100. News and ArticlesLet's start this edition with some government and world tech ... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/415-dev-digest-111-npm-i-g-issues) ## Promotion Interview Questions: How to Answer and Get the Job **By:** Eli McGarvie **Published:** April 12, 2024 Promotion interviews can be nerve-wracking. You've already proven yourself within the company, but suddenly, it feels as though you have to sell yourself all over again. We get it. Anyone going through the process of interviewing for a promotion goes through the same thing.But unlike job hunting ... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/413-promotion-interview-questions-how-to-answer-and-get-the-job) ## Stop Wasting Time: How to Lead a Stand-Up Meeting & Get Results **By:** Eli McGarvie **Published:** April 12, 2024 We all know the feeling: your stand-up meeting starts… and the energy in the room slowly deflates. Eyes glaze over, minds wander. Maybe you can even see their attention drop on smartphones or laptops.Within minutes or even seconds, instead of a quick update, your stand-up meeting's turned into a ... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/414-stop-wasting-time-how-to-lead-a-stand-up-meeting-get-results) ## 7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers **By:** Luis Minvielle **Published:** April 11, 2024 The demand for cloud processing power is not slowing down. With SaaS spending projected to grow—for a second year in a row—by 17% in 2024, the cloud sector will keep growing and is likely to offer plenty of job opportunities for software engineers. As cloud computing rapidly expands, new technolo... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) ## Visual Studio Code Shortcuts for Cleaning Up Your Code **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** April 9, 2024 IntroductionEvery developer knows the stress of working with poorly maintained code with untidy files, unused imports, no comments to speak of. The pressure of working quickly can mean code becomes bloated, hard-to-read and filled with bad practices, if we're not careful and disciplined in our ap... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/410-visual-studio-code-shortcuts-for-cleaning-up-your-code) ## Dev Digest 110 - XY marks the spotty security **By:** Chris Heilmann **Published:** April 8, 2024 This time we give you a collection of links about the XZ backdoor, solve the last CODE100 puzzle, announce the next round of it, let you play with colours and explain why Lava lamps are great to keep the web secure.News and ArticlesThe big piece of news last week was the wild security issue that ... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/411-dev-digest-110-xy-marks-the-spotty-security) ## Tech Layoffs: What Happened & Who Was Most Affected **By:** Eli McGarvie **Published:** April 4, 2024 Over the last three years (2022-24), around 3,500 tech companies have laid off 666,000 employees. The worst year so far was 2023, which accounted for 65% of all the tech layoffs (428,836 people). Unfortunately, 2024 hasn’t been the year we all hoped it to be, while layoffs have eased somewhat – 8... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/409-tech-layoffs-what-happened-who-was-most-affected) [Next page](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine?page=29)