Vista Equity Partners to take revenue optimization platform Model N private in $1.25B deal

Model N, a platform used by companies such as Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, and AMD to automate decisions related to pricing, incentives, and compliance, is going private in a $1.25 billion deal. Vista Equity Partners is doling out $30 per share in the all-cash transaction, representing a 12% premium on Friday’s closing price, and 16% … Read more

The 30-Day .NET Challenge – Day 18: AggressiveInlining Attribute

One of the techniques to improve application performance involves the use of the AggressiveInlining attribute. It influences the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler’s behavior to enhance the execution speed of critical methods. Learning Objectives An example without an AggressiveInlining attribute An example with an AgressiveInlining attribute When to Use AggressiveInlining Prerequisites for Developers Basic understanding of the … Read more

A Beginner’s Guide to Regex Options in C#

Regular expressions are incredibly powerful both at matching string patterns and for giving developers headaches. Some days, I’m not sure what they do a better job of! In C#, when we’re working with regular expressions we get a handful of methods to use, but we can also configure the regular expressions to behave differently. In … Read more

Get An 87% Boost to Collection Initializer Performance in C#

After seeing some posts on LinkedIn discussing collection initializers, I became curious. There was a claim that using collection expressions, instead of collection initializers, would boost performance. As a result, I set out to measure collection initializer performance in C# using BenchmarkDotNet. And yes, while these might be micro-optimizations for many people, I thought it … Read more

Soft Skills: The X-Factor That Opens Every Door

Forget kryptonite. If “hard skills” are Superman’s strength, think of “soft skills” as the key that unlocks his true potential. In a world obsessed with technical expertise, those who master empathy, communication, and adaptability hold the real power – and employers know it. Think about it: sure, robots might code faster. AI might write snappy … Read more

How to Advertise to Your Target Audience without Creeping Them Out

Welcome to another edition of Hack marketing diaries by team HackerNoon! This time, we wanna share our learnings and observations on surveillance capitalism and why we didn’t make it our business model. There’s a reason we hate those invasive Ads on Facebook. Who would like their personal and critical information to be used to see those creepily relevant … Read more

Why Is Upwork Suspending Six-Figure Clients?

After more than ten years on Elance / oDesk / Upwork, I dare to say that I’ve seen and experienced it first-hand: all the good, the bad, and the ugly. I wrote about my fellow freelancers who have suffered blow by blow; the most notorious ones, the introduction of connects required for submitting proposals and … Read more