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TNW2019 Daily: We have an astronaut!

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 3:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


There are only 30 days left until TNW Conference, our tech festival in Amsterdam. In exactly one month, 17,500 attendees will spend two days watching keynotes from the biggest names in tech. Yesterday, we surpassed 300 speakers, and we’ve confirmed a really big name: André Kuipers! I’m doing something different by dedicating today’s entire newsletter to his awesomeness, because I’m kind of in awe. HE’S AN ASTRONAUT André Kuipers is the first Dutch astronaut to have two space missions to his name. He lived and worked on the International Space Station, serving a number of roles, including doctor, scientist, engineer, teacher,…

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40 years of console wars, spellbindingly charted for your viewing pleasure

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


We enjoyed creating our last bar chart race about phone sales so much, we couldn’t resist doing another. So, this time round we’ve looked at something close to all our hearts: the console wars. Yep, in the animated graph below, you’ll find a visualization of the best-selling games consoles from 1977 all the way through to 2017. That’s a full 40 years of data for you! Aren’t you lucky? Feast your eyes on this:   Wow! Where’s all this console wars data from? We’re glad you asked. Mainly, it comes from official company statements. You know, things like annual and quarterly…

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Stack Overflow survey shows DevOps engineers are really, really content

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 1:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Stack Overflow today released the results of its 2019 Developer Survey. The report highlights trends across a sample of 90,000 developers, located around the world, and focuses on a variety of subjects, including education, job satisfaction, and preferred technological stack. Some findings aren’t especially surprising. The survey shows that Python remains a popular – if not beloved – programming language. It also highlighted meaningful shifts in the ages when people learn to code. We’ll talk more about both later. There were some surprises, though. Stack Overflow asked developers about how satisfied they were with their job. It found that those…

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This $49 invoicing tool takes a typical business hassle off your plate

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Invoicing needs to be quick and easy — which is the guiding principle (not to mention the namesake) behind Invoice Quickly Pro. You can see how this super intuitive invoicing tool created especially for small to medium-sized businesses can streamline your operation at 90 percent off its regular lifetime subscription price, only $49 from TNW Deals.

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This $49 invoicing tool takes a typical business hassle off your plate

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Invoicing needs to be quick and easy — which is the guiding principle (not to mention the namesake) behind Invoice Quickly Pro. You can see how this super intuitive invoicing tool created especially for small to medium-sized businesses can streamline your operation at 90 percent off its regular lifetime subscription price, only $49 from TNW Deals.

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