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You'd of thunk that Verizon might have learned from all of the days of future past and not kill the messenger. But no. Like all corporate takeovers, heads must roll to satisfy the blood lust of the stockholder screaming for his profit.
Is Yahoo, messengerless, a rudderless ship waiting for the next iceberg? In truth, the de-evolution is well under way. Now just an empty name, like kodak or poloroid. Changing owners almost as quick as a politician changes opinions, Oath or Verizon or a company to be named later. More proof that acquisitions are the end of dreams. But then destiny is destiny. Fate fate. And perhaps this is Yahoo's karma catching up with it for flicking off Flicker and tumbling tumbler off the cliff of broken deams. No one ever said what happens now to the poor tazmanians who were once the proud software developer core of Yahoo Messenger. Were they shown the door or were they driven out of Dodge? Any software developer job hunting might have only a temp position at best at yahoo/oath/verizon with all of the deck shuffling going on there in scenic sunnyvale. "A little about Yahoo Yahoo is an Oath brand. Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon, is a values-led company committed to (corporate takeovers) building brands(scuttling once proud companies and and making a mockery of their memory) people love. We reach over one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of 50+ media, communication and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Oath brands are shaping the future of communication and media. Our mission Build brands consumers love (Trade on the good will these companies have earned and sell it to the highest bidder) ) Build platforms customers love (Ursup others' hard work and reap the profits.) Build a company talent loves (Fire the staff and hire cheap foreign labor) We are looking for great talent - mobile, frontend and backend software developers, UX designers, and product engineers that can contribute to the development of our exciting next-generation products. If you are excited about the overall lifecycle of a product - building, coding, testing, launching and learning, this is the place to be, because you will learn and gain hands-on experience while engaged in projects with significant impact on the success of our businesses. You are a great problem solver, the capability to work independently as well as with a team, and the willingness to learn from our leadership. Calendar Specific We are currently looking for a highly qualified java developer to help us build the next generation of calendar and mail backend for Yahoo. We need a dedicated and technically strong engineer with industry knowledge to make our platform better and to drive the evolution and expansion of our current platforms. This role is in the Communications organization that connects the world through Mail, Messenger, Groups, Calendar, Contacts & Notepad. On this team, you have an amazing opportunity to impact the productivity and connected lives of hundreds of million users every month. The road ahead is exciting, and our team is moving fast. Your work will be used by applications that would touch millions of people, worldwide. If you believe you have what it takes to help shape our future then look no further, apply now, and get ready for the ride of your life!" Buckle up for that crash landing though! We have a new unified Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Hi Martin, We see that you’ve used Yahoo Messenger recently, so we wanted to let you know that Yahoo Messenger will no longer be supported after July 17, 2018. Before July 17, you can continue to use the service, but after that date, you will no longer have access to Yahoo Messenger. You can learn how to save your chats by visiting our FAQ. We’ve loved working on Yahoo Messenger for you and want to thank you for using our product. We will continue to focus on building and introducing new, exciting communications tools that impact and delight our users. Visit our FAQ to learn more. Thanks for being a Yahoo Messenger user! Best, The Yahoo Messenger team
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You would think that the great and powerful Salesforce could spring for a new jpeg every month but no. The many Salesforce newsletter patrons were instead forced to once again view the same adorable bear with snorkeler as from the May newsletter still bathing in the lake into June!
As if coding isn't a tedious enough affair. Now Salesforce adds fuel to that fire by using the same tired old pic. One month is cute, second month, yawn! If I wasn't fooled by the rearranging of the pixels to give a bit different look, I'll bet the razor sharp eyes of their legions of coders weren't either. One might have at least hoped for the bear and snorkeler to be liberated from their watery revery and to have moved on, to say a picnic or biking. But there they remain, standing tall but a little water logged. Salesforce used the same picture and changed the pixel orientation to make it look slightly different. One change is that the text doesn't show up when saving the "new" image for some reason. The devils! They must have anticipated this stunning expose and sabotaged my download. Salesforce Developer Newsletter: June 2018 Yahoo/Inbox Salesforce Developers <[email protected]> To:[email protected] Jun 21 at 11:49 AM June 2018 • Newsletter It's summer! Here's the latest in the world of Salesforce Developers. Submit your presentation for Dreamforce, brush up on building with unlocked packaging, Community Cloud, and more — then find a community event near you. Ready to Speak at Dreamforce '18?Dreamforce Call for Presentations Now OpenStart brainstorming! We're eager to see your presentation ideas for Dreamforce '18. Find helpful tips and inspiring sessions from 2017 here. CFP closes on July 15th. What's New in Summer '18We're excited about what's new for developers in Summer '18. Here are a few links you might find helpful. #Ready4Summer18 TrailmixMissed the #Ready4Summer18 challenge? No problem! Get all the highlights, tools, blog posts, and more in this exclusive trailmix. Developer Preview Live WebinarSalesforce product managers show you new elements of Lightning Framework, Visualforce, and Base Components. Plus: how to save time with debugger, scalable Service Cloud apps, and automation in Lightning Platform. Summer '18: Lightning Base Components for Editing DataJosh Birk walks through how Summer’18 offers a wide range of additions and enhancements to Lightning Components, including the ever-useful Base Components. Summer '18: Rethink Trigger Logic with Apex SwitchPeter Chittum explains how to use Apex Switch to reduce repetitive code and build more readable code paths on the Lightning Platform. Summer '18: Pre-Built Themes in Lightning CommunitiesWayne Lau and the Community Cloud team shows us Lightning's beautiful new pre-built themes, how they're built, and how developers can use them to boost their brand. Summer '18: Updated Tracking for IoT OrchestrationsJosh Birk shows us how to easily obtain the data driving orchestrations, complete with a handy introductory trailmix. Summer '18: Flow Local Actions, New Debugger, and MoreAlex Edelstein explains the Local Actions feature in Lightning Flow: browser integration, direct data queries, and improved Flow finish behaviors. Summer '18: Einstein Bots for the FutureKevin Poorman walks us through building smarter customer service bots, from decoding the terminology to programming predictive dialogue. Blog Posts You May Have MissedSo many interesting topics on building great apps! Check out these blog posts. #PackagingUnlocked SeriesZayne Turner and René Winkelmeyer unlock packaging: how to organize your metadata, segment your org and customizations, and streamline deployment. #MonthOfTesting SeriesIn this series, Kevin Poorman covers all things testing — from how it saves you time and builds better products to the nuts and bolts of mocking and stubbing. In Case You Missed It: TrailheaDX '18 Sessions RecapGet more curated posts on the best sessions from TrailheaDX '18. Check out the latest in the ICYMI blog series from Karen Datangel. Go Forth, Write JavaScriptPeter Chittum unpacks the value of JavaScript: what it is, how to use it, and why it should be a part of your developer toolkit. Create Your First Salesforce CLI PluginRené Winkelmeyer introduces us Salesforce CLI plugins architecture and how to use the @salesforce/plugin-generator to make it happen. Using Salesforce CLI with Windows Subsystem for Linux in 10 Easy StepsDave Carroll walks us through some of the hurdles when it comes to authenticating to a hub using Salesforce CLI in Linux (and a handy tool that makes it easier). The Making of the Robotics Ridge at TrailheaDXPhillippe Ozil builds a robotic supply chain to demonstrate how Lightning, Platform Events, and Process Builder can work together. Learning is Key: Adventures at Gluecon 2018Heather Dykstra recounts the various topics covered at Gluecon, including Kubernetes, Chaos Architecture, the Software Development Life Cycle. Using Path in Your Lightning ComponentAria Niazi helps us build business processes — like streamlining hiring — with the Path Base Component. Convert JavaScript Buttons to Lightning-Friendly Alternatives with the Lightning Experience Configuration ConverterVin Addala shows us the new tool that converts JavaScript buttons into point-and-click alternatives, and then deploys everything right to your org. Why Representative Datasets Are Important for Computer Vision ModelsMike Salem talks Artificial Intelligence, outlining Einstein Vision, how to structure a representative dataset, and the importance of feedback loops. Don't Miss These WebinarsBe sure to sign up for these webinars, where you can learn and ask questions. Community Cloud: New in Summer '18Our Community Cloud product managers help you optimize pre-built themes, reuse authenticated content, and create personalized experiences — plus what’s on the roadmap for Winter ‘19. Lightning Platform OrientationWe have a Lightning Platform Orientation Webinar for those new to developing with Salesforce. Be sure to register for this webinar on the 29th. 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Having been out of the technological loop, one that I rather successfully reported on, but never really understood, for a while, the few facts that I had sort of mastered have evaporated. I'm informed that MBaaS, Mobile Backend as a Service, is no longer an appropriate term.
Whatever you call it though, all of those services remain essential for a host of mobile application developers who have no idea how to construct their own back end, or who see the pointlessness of reinventing the wheel all of the time. To those intrepid geeks that can and do construct their own back ends, hats off to you! For those other developers, they at least must realize that they might well be building their houses upon a foundation of sand. Case in point: that of the MBaaS provider Parse. The page isn't working host: blog.parse.com Error code: net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE "Matthäus Krzykowski @matthausk Parse is the key trend on Twitter in SF right now and the dev channels I participate in are up in arms @ingridlunden 4:05 PM - Jan 28, 2016" It’s perhaps every startup’s dream to be acquired by a huge company and cash out with a big payday, building their mansion atop the ocean’s shores and locking out the rest of the world from their private domains. If so, the folks at Parse are all waiting for their top of the line Tesla orders and planning the décor of their new palatial estates. Great for them, so bad for their customers, locked in to Parse, they were first shuffled off to the buffalo of the dreaded behemoth Facebook. As if that wasn’t bad enough, finally, after a brief honeymoon, now the billionaires have tired of their troublesome charges and so have dumped them into the digital trash entirely. Just as the denizens of Stackmob were unceremoniously left holding that company’s now worthless code so its founders could reap the rewards of their customers’ hard work and enjoy the greener pastures of PayPal. The page isn't working host: www.stackmob.com Error code: net::ERR_TIMED_OUT Such is the way of the Internet jungle; the art of the deal will always benefit the few over the many. So be advised mobile software developers, the flowery promises of the startup will eventually give way to the fat pay check of the few founders. That’s OK, so informed you still need those types of services. Here’s my advice, culled from my favorite early twentieth century self help book, “The Power of Will”; As a general rule, every supposed reason for a change of action should be made a determining reason for not changing. That is to say, there are still many companies offering similar mobile backend services, by whatever the current moniker of choice; Internet of Things, API’s or what have you. Use them because the alternative is such a pain in the butt. Following are some of them that I found. Just remember that it could happen to you so be prepared by: · Backing up all of your code and content and · Always assume that your provider has a good chance of becoming a blurb on Facebook or a dot on Amazon. · Secure in your app or web page; continue to cultivate the same with a different provider of MBaaS so you will always have a plan b in place. Deployd seems like a cool solution as does ClearBlade or Kii. Then there's Appcelerator: Choose your seat plan and/or cloud capacity to Build native mobile apps for any OS, using JavaScript.Indie SeatSingle seat. A great place for solo devs to start. Titanium & Hyperloop Appcelerator Studio IDE LiveView API Builder 1 month history for user analytics Public forum supportFreePro SeatSerious power. Perfect for growing mobile businesses. Everything in 'Indie', plus: Multi-seat collaboration App Designer App Preview 3 month history for user analytics Chat & email support Learn more$99 /seat /mo Paid annuallySelect number of seats: Enterprise SeatPremium support, customizable set-up, enterprise scale. Everything in 'Pro', plus: Organize apps, users, and data by teams Crash detection & performance analytics Mobile test automation (available) Elite support levels, inc SLAsCustomize it.1 (877) 909-4589 1 (650) 200-4255 Cloud Capacity and Mobile ServicesAdd instant, elastic infrastructure and services for all your mobile needs.
Push Calls calls /mo100,000 API Calls calls /mo500,000 Database Storage GB1 File Storage GB10 $39.00 /mo Reset to Defaults Enterprise Cloud CapacityOur enterprise plans for cloud capacity and mobile backend services have you covered. Higher cloud capacity limits Virtual private or on-premises deployment Premium support Elite service level agreements (SLAs) Support for multi-region global deployments Safe harbor compliance GovCloudCustomize it.1 (877) 909-4589 1 (650) 200-4255 Team BundleGet rolling quickly and save with this popular configuration. You can add bundles as needed. 1 Pro seat Generous Cloud capacity (per bundle): 1 million push notifications (monthly) 3 million API calls (monthly) 5 GB cloud storage 100 GB file storage 16 container points$259 /bundle /mo Paid annuallySelect number of bundles: Frequently Asked Questions Can I change my plan? Yes, you may upgrade or downgrade plans at any time. Downgrades will be effective as of your next renewal date. Do I have to buy cloud capacity? No. If you’re looking only for front-end (client) development, and don’t have any need for push notifications, cloud storage, or any other cloud service, there’s no need to purchase cloud capacity. If I don’t buy cloud capacity now, can I come back and add it later? Of course! Do I need to have a seat in order to use cloud services? Nope! If you need only the cloud backend, you can buy just a cloud capacity plan and use with the front-end technology of your choice. Is there a limit to how many Indie seats I can have? Yes. The Indie plan delivers a single seat that cannot see or share work with other seats. It is a great choice for solo devs working on independent projects. How are renewals managed? Plans are renewed annually automatically. How does purchasing additional seats affect my renewal date? If you add additional Pro or Enterprise seats to your account, the new seat(s) will have the same renewal date as your original Pro or Enterprise plan. The cost of the new Pro or Enterprise seat(s) will be prorated accordingly. What forms of payment do you accept? We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Is there a charge per target mobile platform/OS? No way! Every seat in every plan allows for development to all supported mobile platforms: iOS, Android and Windows. When it comes to stewed prunes, are three enough? Are four too many? Go easy when using any kind of stewed fruit. Loved & Trusted By Why wait? Jump in now for free!Deliver great, native cross-platform apps at mobile speed Built for MobilePurpose-built from the ground up on the principles of mobile and cloud to meet the needs of a post-web world. True NativeBuild fully native apps using JavaScript, with no hybrid compromises. No Charges for Additional PlatformsEach Appcelerator plan lets you build mobile apps for all supported target operating systems (including mobile web), without any additional fee. Full-stack JavaScriptUse one of the most popular and fastest growing languages for both client and backend development. Open & ExtensibleBuilt on open-standards, full access to the underlying mobile OS, vibrant marketplace for Platform extensions. Everything You Need for One PriceDon’t want to pay for and stitch together multiple offerings from multiple vendors? Our Platform lets you build, connect, test, and monitor your apps all for a single price. Start Free, Grow From There.Experience full Platform power. or Sign up with GitHub FeaturesWe have plans for every organization of any size IndieFREE Pro$99 /seat /mo EnterpriseCall 1 (877) 909-4589 / 1 (650) 200-4255 Email [email protected] Titanium: Write in Javascript, run native on iOS, Android, and Windows Hyperloop Unlimited apps Certified SDK releases API Builder App engagement & usage analytics Analytics data retention1 month3 months2 years Analytics data export Appcelerator Studio IDE LiveView Debugging, code autocomplete, one-click build Measure apps built in other native SDKs (iOS or Android) Premium app modules Number of seats allowed1UnlimitedUnlimited Multi-seat collaboration App Designer App Preview1 App / 20 DevicesCustomizable Organize apps, users, and data by teams Crash detection & performance analytics Multi-year plansAvailable Executive Insights: analytics for business stakeholdersAvailable Mobile test automationAvailable SupportPublic ForumsChat & EmailElite support levels IndieProEnterprise All plans include our comprehensive mobile analytics dashboard with one million monthly analytic events. We find this is more than enough for most customers. If your needs exceed these limits, contact us to discuss a custom plan tailored to your needs. Reach out & stay in touch! © 2017 Axway. All rights reserved. Appcelerator and Titanium are registered trademarks. As a general rule, every supposed reason for a change of action should be made a determining reason for not changing. "
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Author/CompilerMartin Monroe
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