Techcareer.net Community Newsletter: January 2024
02.02.2025
Hello Techcareer.net Community!
In January, we experienced some very exciting events and developments as Techcareer.net. Here are the highlights of the month:
What is DeepSeek?
DeepSeek is a China-based artificial intelligence research lab that has gained attention in recent years. With its large language models (LLM) and AI solutions, DeepSeek offers an innovative perspective to the world of artificial intelligence. DeepSeek, particularly with its open-source models, is following a strategy that challenges its competitors and stands out in this field. This strategy of DeepSeek has made waves among developer communities and researchers. The accessibility of open-source code is a key factor accelerating innovation in both academic and commercial fields.
How to Protect Yourself from Malware for Data Security?
Data is always at risk in the digital environment. Malware poses a great threat to data security. Malicious software can easily infect systems and cause many problems. To ensure data security, a series of precautions are taken against malware. Before diving into these measures, it is important to understand what data security and malware are, how they spread, and the damage they can cause. If you want to improve yourself in data security, come and take a look at what malware is and how to protect yourself from it.
What is Qwen? How to Use Qwen?
As advancements in artificial intelligence continue at full speed, Alibaba's new AI model Qwen 2.5 Max is attracting attention. This model stands out with its potential to revolutionize the industry both in terms of technical features and usage areas. Especially when compared to rival models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek, it offers higher performance and better understanding of complex processes, making it a standout in the field.
🔹 Bootcamp Fest'5: Data Science, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence trainings have started!
As part of Bootcamp Fest'5, three new bootcamp programs have started in Data Science, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. During this process, which we are conducting in collaboration with over 50 university communities, we will be there to support participants on their journey to improve their skills. In these bootcamps, conducted under the guidance of expert instructors, participants are taking a strong step forward in their careers by acquiring the skills the industry needs.
🔹 The Senior Azure & AWS Workshop has been successfully completed!
As part of our Senior Developers Community Program 1.0, the "Senior Azure & AWS Workshop" was successfully completed. This workshop, led by instructor Mustafa Özdemir, provided participants with an in-depth understanding of the Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure platforms. During the 20-hour training, senior developers enhanced their skills in cloud computing and prepared themselves for new opportunities by equipping themselves with the skills needed in the industry. At the end of the training, participants were ready for new opportunities with the necessary skills.
🔥 Don’t forget to join our Senior Slack community!
🔹 Our Game Development journey began with the UnityCraft Workshop!
Participants began strengthening their skills by learning the basic principles of the Unity game engine, focusing on game design, performance optimization, and the latest techniques. In this 20-hour training, where participants will add innovation to their projects using game architecture and Unity tools, we wish all participants success as they take a solid step into the world of game development!
🔹 6 new university communities have joined us!
🔹 Our Discord server now has a total of 5,973 members.
🔹 We have added a new community channel: Slack!
🔹 Our Slack channel reached 180 members in its first week!
🔹 5 new posts have been published on our blog.
🔹 Don’t miss the IAB Applied Digital Marketing School applications!
As part of a great opportunity to step into the world of digital marketing, applications are still open for the IAB Academy’s Applied Digital Marketing School, organized with the support of Techcareer.net. You will receive training from the most experienced names in the industry, learn the fundamentals of the digital advertising ecosystem, and take the first step toward your career goals in this field. Moreover, this completely free program offers a great opportunity to kickstart your digital marketing career. 🌟
🔹 Applications are still open for the Beginner Machine Learning Workshop!
Applications for the Beginner Machine Learning Workshop, organized in collaboration with ACM Hacettepe and Medipol University MEC, are continuing at full speed. This 14-hour online and live training will provide an introduction to machine learning with Python, offering opportunities to develop your skills with practical examples and theoretical knowledge. If you want to take a solid step into the world of machine learning and AI, and improve yourself in data science, don’t miss this opportunity!
🔹 Techcareer.net will be at the Ege Career Fair!
We are sponsoring the Aegean Career Fair, organized by the Presidential Human Resources Office, with the participation of students from 15 different universities! We look forward to meeting you at our booth during this event, which will take place at Manisa Celal Bayar University on February 26-27. It will be a great pleasure for us to chat about technology and career opportunities with you. See you there! 🌟
Our guest is Mert Hekimci, Technology Director at Hepsiburada. With 25 years of software and technology experience, Mert has previously worked as CTO at Kariyer.net, Ebebek, and as a software developer at various companies in Turkey and the US. In our podcast, we discussed how to choose our area of expertise when starting in software, the importance of staying up-to-date by following new technologies, and the key points to pay attention to in a software career. Enjoy listening!
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