Devin Debunked, AI Coding Assistant, and GPT Explained 🤖

Hello developers! 👋🏻

Welcome to the first edition of “The Next-Gen Developer" newsletter. Becoming a next-gen developer takes some work, but with every iteration, we'll take you one step closer. And we’re sure you will keep reading, because it’s a newsletter and not the documentation.

Here, we'll discuss everything that's catching the eye of developers and talent professionals worldwide.

What broke in prod last month? 📰

The tech landscape changes at a breakneck pace - it can feel like we're battling new bugs every day. But staying up-to-date is crucial. Here are a few must-reads:

↗️ 60% of developers think a college education is unnecessary for tech jobs

// This is from our survey of more than 3000 tech professionals for our Developer Skills Report 2024, our take on the developer skills market. //

↗️ Devin’s demo was FAKE!

// Apparently, Devin AI, the “first AI Software Engineer,” is shown fixing errors in the source of a GitHub repo, but the errors it's fixing are bugs that Devin itself created.

Wait, don’t we all do that? //

↗️ What are the best AI Programming Languages?

// Python’s rich set of libraries for data analysis, ML, and computation make it the best choice. //

Here’s a cool AI tool 🔨

As a Next-Gen developer, you don’t need to do it all on your own. This is where AI tools (and Interns 😉) come in - to make us more productive and help us create some game-changing stuff.

Check this out:

↗️ Tabnine: Your own AI assistant with AI-powered code completion. It can write chunks of code with natural language input.

// AI tools are great. Our interns are great too. Check out this awesome website they created! //

New-s from HackerRank 🚨

Drum roll, please...our Product and Engineering teams have been busy! (They didn't pay us to say this) - and we've got not one, but two brand new AI products to tell you about!

First up, there's HackerRank SkillUp, which helps capture an accurate picture of your organization's skills and upskills your developers with the GenAI expertise they need to stay ahead of the curve. Click here to learn more.

And then there's HackerRank Engage - it's all about helping you promote your tech brand to developers in a language they really understand: coding events and hackathons. Click here to learn more.

Tech terms explained - with no jargon 🤩

In this fast-paced tech world, it's crucial to stay on top of the latest industry lingo. Our in-house AI avatar, Ada, is here to break down the term that's been on everyone's mind lately: GPT.

Spotlight on Akamai 🔦

We're also thrilled to highlight the impressive work of one of our customers, Akamai Technologies . Led by their Head of Talent Acquisition - India, Kurian Thomas , the Akamai team has seen remarkable results from implementing HackerRank’s developer skills platform.

You can dive deeper into Akamai's AI success story here.

If you’d like to work for other cool companies such as Akamai, here are a few opportunities that caught our eye:

1. Equinix is hiring for a Front End Developer in the 🇺🇸
2. Walmart is hiring for a Senior Software Engineer in Bangalore, 🇮🇳
3. Spotify is hiring for their Summer Internship in London, 🇬🇧

And that's all for this edition of The Next-Gen Developer newsletter. Stay tuned for more AI tools, job opportunities, and insights to take your skills to the next level.

See you next time! 👋🏻