There has been much debate whether or not if designers should learn how to code. When thinking of designers, we think of that individuals designing a UI, UX, content, etc. When working in a small development team, you usually have a business analyst (scrum), a developer, and a designer. Business analyst’s are focused more on the front end of development. They are in charge or getting information across and acting as a “bridge” in meetings and usually talking for the developers. Developers are in charge of basically coding the program. They take all of the coding information and compile it together for a specific application. Designers, (like mentioned above), are in charge or designing the application. Some have said, designers need to learn how to code and memorize information. They say this because in meetings, they would be able to know how to communicate with others about how they designed the system. Now, there are tools that will do it for them. There are certain tool packages that will have the code and information they need. This debate is thrown up in the air for opinion.

To become a developer advocate, you will need a strong technical based background. A developer can act as a bridge between an engineer and the developing community. Another term for one who is a developer advocate is also referred to as “developer relations”. Developer advocacy has also changed over the years. The ideas of “developer advocate” have changed. They basically work in the “wild” now taking advantage of the information they learn on their own. The thing about a developer cannot be taught in the local school. Most people develop the skills over time, considering them to become a “developer advocate”. There are many different jobs in the “information technology” field. Having different skills including project management, sales, marketing, etc. are beneficial to include with developing. It can help you bridge the gap, and further improve your skills.

Tinder and Bumble have been under investigation for underage use, sex offending, and mishandling data. We all know that these two dating services have increased over the past four or five years. Young teenagers and even older men and women are taking advantage of the dating site. My personal experience, there is a lot of fake users on the websites. They try to lure in young men and women, and they take advantage of them. This can be very dangerous, because these children are not able to discern who that person really says they are. There have been cases of rape and assault as well. According to the article, “They found that more than 150 instances of sexual assault involving dating apps, and approximately 10 percent involved users being matched with dates who had previously been accused or convicted of sexual assault”. With upcoming technology, developers and content creators are going to deploy new features to limit these matters. They are moving towards better private polices and age verification.

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