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They're changing how we work with fellow developers, how we interact with our customers, and how we code

A long time ago, developers wrote assembly code that ran fast and light. On good days, they had enough money in their budget to hire someone to toggle all those switches on the front of the machine to input their code. On bad days, they flipped the switches themselves. Life was simple: The software loaded data from memory, did some arithmetic, and sent it back. That was all.

Today, developers must work with teams spread across multiple continents where people speak different languages with different character sets and -- this is the bad part -- use different versions of the compiler. Some of the code is new, and some may be from decade-old libraries that may or may not come with source code. Building team spirit and slogging through the mess is only the beginning of what it means to be a programmer today.

The work involved in telling computers what to do is markedly different than it was even five years ago, and it's quite possible that any Rip Van Winkle-like developer who slept through the past 10 years would be unable to function in the today's computing world. Everything seems to be changing faster than ever.

Here are 15 technologies transforming the very nature of programming. They're changing how we work with fellow developers, how we interact with our customers, and how we code. Don't get caught asleep at the console.

Developer tool No. 1: Continuous integration

When you checked in code to a repository, there used to be enough time to catch your breath, have a cup of coffee, and maybe even go out to lunch. No more -- code repositories are now tightly linked to continuous build systems that recompile your code, scrutinize your architecture, initiate hundreds of tests, and start flagging every potential error in your work. You won't get five feet from your desk before your phone starts pinging you with new emails or text messages from the continuous build mechanism telling you what needs to be fixed. Back to work, slave, the continuous build machine has new tasks for you.

Developer tool No. 2: Frameworks

Standing on the shoulders of giants by reusing the work of others may not be a new idea, but it seems like it's never been as dominant as it is today. Very little programming begins from scratch these days. The favored -- and some might argue, best -- approach is to grab the right framework, research the API, and start writing glue code to link together the parts of the API that make the most sense for the job. Web pages aren't built out of HTML or CSS anymore; the coding begins with Ext JS, ExpressJS, or some other collection of code that serves as a foundation.

Sure, you could be pioneering and build everything from scratch, but that would be suicide. There's no way to catch up with all the work done by others. You're not a craftsman -- you're a framework-tweaker. If you're thinking of writing code yourself, stop and look for a framework that does it already.

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A row has broken out over claims three Coventry police bases are set to close.

Councillor Patricia Hetherton (Lab, Woodlands) says the decision goes back on a promise made by the late Police and Crime Commissioner Bob Jones last year.

She says bases in Tile Hill, Spon End and Radford will be shut with police teams moving elsewhere.

But West Midlands Police say no decision has been made on which bases will close as part of a review of the forces buildings in Coventry.

Coun Hetherton said that Mr Jones, who died last month, had vowed not to close the police base in Tile Hill until after an extensive public consultation.

She said: We accept that the current building may not be entirely suitable for its purpose, but we strongly agree with our constituents that any proposed move must ensure the team is still based in the local area.

Whilst I welcome the fall in recorded crime in Woodlands ward, there have been some very serious incidents which have led the community to call for a visible police presence to offer reassurance.

I have no doubt that the fall in recorded crime is due largely to this visibility and to the relationships with residents which our front line police have been able to form as a result of their proximity to the neighbourhoods they serve.

I am therefore calling on West Midlands Police to halt these plans until local people have been consulted, and until an appropriate alternative has been identified.

It is essential that the Woodlands neighbourhood police team can patrol from a location in the area they serve, instead of spending their time travelling from a remote base.

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A Co-Op High music student discovered a loose connection in his Fender Stratocaster acoustic guitar. He went online and taught himself how to solder the wires and firm up the connections to the amplifier.

Beautiful music was born. So was an interest in electricity.

Jordan Burgess got a chance to explore that more practical electricians career firsthand the other day when he installed upgraded switches and smoke alarms at a vacant unit at the Housing Authority of New Havens (HANH) Farnam Courts complex on Hamilton Street.

Jordan is one of ten young people 16 to 21 years old selected from the HANHs far flung communities across the city to participate in the second year of its Summer Training & Employment Program (STEP).

Jordan changed out the ground, the neutral, and the hot wire in an upgraded outlet at 104 Hamilton St. under the watchful eye of Weaverton (Van) Whittley (pictured), an HANH mechanical systems supervisor. He was in the fourth week of an intense program, modeled on the citywide Youth at Work initiative.

After orientation and workshops on balancing personal budgets and job etiquette and social development, Jordan has spent from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. daily at various operations at HANH developments trying on or shadowing a range of types of work and careers.

Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. are given over to hanging out with peers, sharing experiences, and mentorship.

Of the ten kids in the program, Jordan is only one of two who expressed a preference for learning and shadowing the building trades. In previous weeks hes spent time learning how to inventory the maintenance departments tools at the new Brookside development at the base of West Rock.

Jordan also learned to lay tile and install floor molding at units in the Waverly Townhouses on George Street.

Of all the experience so far, Jordan pronounced Fridays electrical installation the best because he got a chance to do the kind of work he sees himself entering as an adult.

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