2nd IQ Gauntlet of Code
On Thursday June 24, IQ held it’s 2nd Gauntlet of Code. Each individual or team of up to four competed against other software developers, working to solve a series of timed coding puzzles in a race to the finish! Jean Lange had this to say: “We had SO MUCH FUN at the Gauntlet of Code […]
Pride Month
IQ recognizes Pride Month and supports all who have not felt included throughout their journey. We want to take this month to acknowledge that we have to do better in our diversity, inclusion, and unconscious biases. All people have the right to be themselves and be part of a positive future without feeling isolated because […]
Python Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is the non-negative value of a number without regard to its sign. This is often useful when you care more about the size of a value, you are calculating a delta from zero in either direction, or you are measuring something that is direction agnostic and only care about the magnitude. […]
The University of Pittsburgh Society of Women Engineers
At IQ we understand the importance of STEM education and are proud to once again be a supporter of PittSWE. The University of Pittsburgh Society of Women Engineers. During the spring semester, PittSWE held “11 outreach events with 650+ students, 13 professional development events, 8 social events, and 7 mentorship events.” PittSWE were also able […]
Employee Spotlight – April Rak
This month we want to introduce you to another one of our talented employees, and another recent winner of our IQ Core Values award, April Rak. April is a part of our projects team here at IQ working as a test engineer supporting one of our clients. What motivates you every day? I am […]
Introducing OrchaJS: A TypeScript-Native Client-Server Facilitator
What problem does it solve? The problem is that managing synergy between client and server is typically done in two separate repositories: frontend and backend. This can make maintenance between the two cumbersome and error-prone, especially for large projects. The solution: With Orcha, you house your frontend and backend in a monorepository and have a shared […]
Five Mistakes Junior Engineers Make and How to Avoid Them
by: Alyn Parry and Ryan Ernst Welcome to the first post in the IQ Ask an Architect Series! In this series of posts, I will be collaborating with one or more of our Systems Architects to pick their brains on various topics. This week I jumped on a Google Meet to talk with […]
Employee Spotlight – Chris Smith
At IQ we love to recognize those employees that we believe are “Living the Values”. Our most recent recipient of this award was Chris Smith. Chris is a part of our excellent talent management team. This team is responsible for finding the right candidates for our project team at the IQ office as well as […]
Python Length of List and Other Sequence Operations You Should Know
As someone who frequently switches between programming languages, I have developed a mostly-useless-super-power. I have gained the ability to forget basic syntax and built-in methods within days; more importantly, I can find answers to most syntax questions in less than 30 seconds. I have a suspicion that google-fu is a skill that all experienced developers […]
Virtual Tech Trivia
On Thursday February 25th, IQ held the 7th installment of our Tech Trivia. Tech Trivia was contrived by a team internally with the idea of creating an informal yet challenging, competitive, and most importantly FUN event that would act as a networking forum to provide opportunity for Pittsburgh technical professionals and those sharing common passions […]