Now it's time to start looking ahead to the new year and thinking about what you want to achieve. For economics students, we've got suggestions for 10 new year's resolutions which will help to make your studies more engaging, less stressful, and more rewarding.

Editorial note: This is a guest blog written by John Hurle, an award-winning structural engineer who has designed everything from airports to tower blocks from China to Peru, but mostly works in London, UK.

Programming is like an extension of who you are. You have to continuously develop your skills in order to grow as a programmer and a person. So, learning how to best prepare for a coding bootcamp may be one of the most important decisions that you make.

In the current workplace engineers face new challenges and find themselves under pressure to keep up with rapidly developing technology, as well as access essential software while working in the field. Now, it is becoming necessary to rely on more than knowledge and experience to get the job done. To remain competitive in their field, engineers must deploy a host of resources and tools, such as mobile applications.

When you're packing for a conference, there are some essentials to bring along that will make your life much easier. Check out our list of these items below and make sure you have them in your bag so your conference trip is as smooth as possible.

In just two days time, 2017 will be upon us. Naturally, most people will be thinking about their resolutions for the new year. If you are a programmer, the following resolutions should make it on your priority list. For more helpful IT career tips, news and job listings make sure you subscribe to Codeslaw, here.

Engineering has always been closely tied to sustainable development and climate change.

Engineers today are faced with the challenge of having to redefine what it means to do their job effectively in rapidly changing global and technical environments. Global changes in technology are altering the traditional concept of what it means to be an engineer.

Christmas is coming up soon, and you know what that means – it's time for Christmas shopping! If you're thinking about getting a present for your economics teacher at university, here are our suggestions for top gifts for them.

If you are searching for a gift for your parents, better half, or even a neighbor, you’ve probably got it under control. You know their tastes well and if you are out of ideas there are plenty of guides out there to help you. However, when searching for the perfect gift for an IT worker, say your boss, colleague or client, you most probably have to raise your gift-giving skills up a notch or two. IT workers or ‘techie-types’ are quite discerning in their tastes and can be notoriously selective about what they like.

Women have been at the epicenter of science and programming since the very beginning. If you look at a few examples from the past you will notice women’s tremendous contributions to coding:

In a world crying out for digital talent, it's never been a more critical time to acquire new skills and gain professional certification from trusted digital related programs.

Editorial note: This post was written by John Hurle and originally appeared on his blog, which you can find here. While you're there make sure you check out his other insightful engineering posts.

When learning how to code, you are bound to make lots of mistakes. This is almost inevitable to the learning process. That being said, by getting to know and understanding common mistakes coders make, you can side-step the pitfalls that have frustrated many coders before you.