TechRepublic's Justin James has seen enough mentoring boondoggles to have a good idea of what does and doesn’t work. He shares his ideas about how to have a successful software developer mentoring ...

I'm not sure at what scale my team would have to be before I'd consider an entry level programmer (i.e. no professional experience), but it'd certainly have to be much larger than anywhere I've worked ...

Gunther Lenz and Thomas Moeller give entry-level programmers an overview of the development model with a .NET influence in their book, .NET - A Complete Development Cycle. I wish I read .NET – A ...

With the right traits — and a bit of coaching — an entry level developer can prove to be a wise hire. People are often afraid to hire entry level developers because they are relatively expensive to ...

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment. It can be done correctly and easily (as long as you tolerate visible whitespace). Everyone can set tab stops to their preferred amount and see the code ...

Are entry-level jobs going away? If you’ve been job hunting lately, it might feel like they are. Once, new graduates could find jobs that required little to no prior experience, allowing them to build ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Artificial intelligence is having a significant impact on many types of jobs ...