Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Top-paying tech jobs 2014

Top-paying tech jobs 2014:



  • Mobile Apps Dev
  • BI analyst
  • IS security manager
  • UI designer
  • UX specialist

This is about relative increase, not absolute values. 
Being a CEO or a stock trader or may still pay more... 

Linked Data / Semantic Web vs REST

The relation of Linked Data/Semantic Web to REST - ANSWERS:

  • "Resource Identification 
  • Uniform Interface 
  • Self-Describing Messages 
  • Hypermedia Driving Application State 
  • Stateless Interactions"
A generalisation of the Linked Data publishing guideline | Some More Individual.



From SOA to REST: Designing and Implementing RESTful Services (WWW2009 Tutorial)



Richardson Maturity Model



With all this theory, practical "rest" is "take it easy" JSON over HTTP.

Unfortunately, better solutions don't always win.

It would be much better to have a semantic model for either REST-full

or RPC/messaging based communication,

based on shared or resolvable vocabulary / ontology...

Samsung Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, Gear Fit smartwatches

Samsung unveils trio of Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit smartwatches – none run Android | ExtremeTech:

Samsung smartwatches: Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit

Samsung Gear 2 Release Date Announced, Gear 2 Neo Specs | BGR

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 review: first look | PC Pro blog

Galaxy S5 vs iPhone 5s

Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Apple iPhone 5s: Which has the edge on specs? | ZDNet:

samsung-galaxy-S5-vs-apple-iphone-5s

Tesla $5 Billion Battery Factory

Tesla Plans $5 Billion Battery Factory for Mass-Market Electric Car - NYTimes.com:

"Tesla Motors said on Wednesday that it planned to invest about $2 billion in a large-scale factory to produce cheaper batteries for a mass-market electric car within three years.

The company, which makes all-electric luxury sedans, indicated that it would build the factory in the American Southwest, without specifying where. Nor would it name its partners, whom it said would invest up to another $3 billion in the factory through 2020"




Tesla: 4 states contend for 6,500-job battery plant

The Model S has active air suspension and using the touchscreen in the dash, the drive can raise and lower the ride height for road and weather conditions.