IT news January 27: programmers receive more than half of all freelance fees, access to the new version of IntelliJ IDEA is open, a quarter of Russians know nothing about AI
Study: Programmers Receive More Than Half of All Freelance Pay
According to a study by Freelancehunt.ru, programming remains the most popular area of freelancing. At the end of 2019, 48.7% of all orders were related to web development and application creation. This is 2.8% more than a year earlier. In terms of total budgets, programmers remain the undisputed leaders. Developers receive 56% of all remote work budgets. This is 1.2% more than in 2018. In second place by the number of freelancing fees are specialists in SEO and marketing (12%), in third place are designers (9.6%). The report also mentions copywriters (6.8%) and technical support specialists (5.2%). If we take the total number of freelancers, the majority of them are designers (28.5%). Then come programmers (22.4%) and copywriters (20.3%). Source: Searchengines.ru
JetBrains has opened early access to IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1
JetBrains has announced early access to IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1. The new version of the Java project development environment has received a number of updates. Among them are the following:
JDK downloading became available directly from New Project;
added support for Java 14;
you can create Java entries directly from the New Java Class pop-up window;
Pattern matching support, including built-in renaming;
quickly define a variable, field, method or symbol;
improved navigation bar and user interface;
added pop-up windows.
A complete list of updates and changes in IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1 can be found on the official JetBrains website . The full launch of the new release is planned for April of this year. Source: JetBrains
The automatic application build system Gradle 6 received a number of updates
Open source build automation tool Gradle has received an update to version 6.0. Significant improvements have been made to the system in dependency management, support for automatic creation and publication of javadoc and jar files with source code has been implemented. Gradle 6 also features faster step-by-step compilation of Java and Groovy code. Gradle 6 documentation has been restructured. This helps users find information on commonly used terminology and options related to dependency management. Gradle module metadata when using Maven or ivy based publishing plugins is now published by default. The new Gradle components allow you to use the system to detect and resolve conflicts between mutually exclusive dependencies. Source: Infoq
Clearview AI developer wants to be banned from recognizing people using AI
The developer of the Clearview AI application, which uses artificial intelligence to recognize citizens from photos on social networks and videos from outdoor surveillance cameras, has faced active opposition. The lawsuit, filed in Illinois District Court, alleges that Clearview AI poses a threat to civil liberties and violates privacy laws. “Without obtaining any consent or notice, Defendant Clearview AI used the Internet to covertly collect information on millions of American citizens, downloading approximately 3 billion photographs, without any reason to suspect that any of them had ever done anything. bad,” the lawsuit alleges. The plaintiff seeks damages, expungement of records, and an injunction preventing Clearview AI from continuing to operate. It also became known that Twitter sent Clearview AI an official letter demanding that it stop using its social network to collect photos. Source: Forbes
25% of Russians know nothing about artificial intelligence
The majority of Russian citizens surveyed by VTsIOM (75%) know what artificial intelligence is. However, the remaining 25% of respondents reported that this was their first time hearing about this technology. 48% of respondents responded that they had a positive attitude towards artificial intelligence, another 31% were neutral, and 12% were negative. Negative attitudes are associated with fear of technical failures (31%) and threats to the security of personal data (21%). 68% of respondents are confident that artificial intelligence will not be able to replace them at work. 27% have fears of losing their job due to AI. In the future, Russians are ready to use AI-based services when contacting government agencies (64%), solving everyday problems (54%), for entertainment (54%), in medicine (52%) and education (44%). Source: VTsIOM
The number of schoolchildren in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus who want to work in IT has been determined
A study conducted by PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) determined the number of 15-year-old schoolchildren from Eastern European countries who want to work in the IT field by the age of 30. In Ukraine there were 10.1%, in Belarus - 7.9%, in Russia - 7.4%. In the sample by gender, the following results were obtained:
Ukraine - 17.1% (boys), 2.7% (girls);
Belarus - 13.4% (boys), 2.3% (girls);
Russia - 13.1% (boys), 2.4% (girls).
On average in Eastern Europe, the largest number of 15-year-old students planning to work as an IT specialist was recorded in Ukraine and Lithuania (10.1%). In third place is Poland (10%), in fourth and fifth are Estonia and Bulgaria (9.9%). Source: Dev.by
Ukrainian schools may ban the use of smartphones
A bill “On amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the ban on the use of mobile phones and other devices connected to the Internet” has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. Its author, MP Alexey Goncharenko, proposes banning the use of smartphones in class. “Obviously, modern gadgets now provide access to any information, which is a big advantage. On the other hand, they also provide extensive access to games and social networks, which can distract the child during the learning process. In addition, constant “hanging” on the phone causes a lot of strain on the eyes and leads to a sedentary lifestyle. It also leads to children becoming withdrawn and reducing communication with peers and parents in real life. And, of course, to the spread of cruel bullying online,” explains Goncharenko. According to the deputy, students will be able to continue using smartphones during breaks. A ban on the use of gadgets in schools is already in effect in France, Greece, and some US states. Source: Senior.ua
In terms of total budgets, programmers remain the undisputed leaders. Developers receive 56% of all remote work budgets. This is 1.2% more than in 2018. In second place by the number of freelancing fees are specialists in SEO and marketing (12%), in third place are designers (9.6%). The report also mentions copywriters (6.8%) and technical support specialists (5.2%). If we take the total number of freelancers, the majority of them are designers (28.5%). Then come programmers (22.4%) and copywriters (20.3%). Source: Searchengines.ru
“Without obtaining any consent or notice, Defendant Clearview AI used the Internet to covertly collect information on millions of American citizens, downloading approximately 3 billion photographs, without any reason to suspect that any of them had ever done anything. bad,” the lawsuit alleges. The plaintiff seeks damages, expungement of records, and an injunction preventing Clearview AI from continuing to operate. It also became known that Twitter sent Clearview AI an official letter demanding that it stop using its social network to collect photos. Source: Forbes
“Obviously, modern gadgets now provide access to any information, which is a big advantage. On the other hand, they also provide extensive access to games and social networks, which can distract the child during the learning process. In addition, constant “hanging” on the phone causes a lot of strain on the eyes and leads to a sedentary lifestyle. It also leads to children becoming withdrawn and reducing communication with peers and parents in real life. And, of course, to the spread of cruel bullying online,” explains Goncharenko. According to the deputy, students will be able to continue using smartphones during breaks. A ban on the use of gadgets in schools is already in effect in France, Greece, and some US states. Source: Senior.ua
GO TO FULL VERSION