The Tech Caffeine #15: This Week In Tech

What is expected out of a CTO? Most used software component in the world, Open Source Toolkits for Quantum Computing and How to influence without authority?

Oct 25, 2021

✳️ This Week’s Featured Articles ✳️

My CTO Job Description

If you ever wondered what it is like to be a CTO of a company then this detailed article is a must-read where David Stanete explains his role as a CTO.

The Most Used Software Components in the World

In this article, DANIEL STENBERG talks about the most used software components in the world.

Cambridge Quantum Releases World’s First Quantum Natural Language Processing Toolkit and Library

Cambridge Quantum (“CQ”) recently announced the release of the world’s first toolkit and library for Quantum Natural Language Processing (QNLP). The toolkit is called lambeq, named after the late mathematician and linguist Joachim Lambek.

Newly Open-Sourced ControlFlag Identifies Hundreds of Defects in Production-Quality Software

ControlFlag is an open source toolkit from Intel. It uses advanced self-supervised machine-learning (ML) techniques that enable it to autonomously detect coding anomalies, reducing the time used for debugging and improving the quality and integrity of systems.

Here is the source code - https://github.com/IntelLabs/control-flag

An Introduction to Incident Response Roles

Learn about the key roles within an incident response team, as well as optional incident roles you may not have thought about.

Influencing without management authority as a senior individual contributor

In this panel discussion, senior ICs from the elite tech companies discuss how to influence without authority.

Key takeaways -

Establish yourself as a key decision-maker on technical projects
Communicate your technical and strategic expertise within the organization
Build trusted, influential relationships with colleagues across teams
Explore strategies to gather full visibility throughout your organization
Create a lasting impact as an individual contributor role without management responsibility

✳️ Recommended Book ✳️

Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track

This bestseller from Will Larson talks about how to succeed as senior tech IC without getting into a management position.

Explore this book on Amazon India & Amazon US.

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