AI Adoption and Developer Experience

Raulin Cadet | Published Oct. 19, 2026 | Updated Oct. 16, 2026

"In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."

— Eric Hoffer


AI is recognized as a useful tool that helps to improve productivity. Developers are among those who can profit from it to decrease time spent coding. But not all developers …

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Soft Skills for Tech Jobs in Canada: A Signal

Raulin Cadet | Published Oct. 13, 2026 | Updated Oct. 13, 2026

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

— Helen Keller


In today’s post, my question is: what skills come up most often when employers describe who they want to hire for tech-related jobs in Canada? I use 1,450 postings collected so far that mention at least one soft skill.

 

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Software Development: A Boom That Faded

Raulin Cadet | Published Oct. 5, 2026 | Updated Oct. 5, 2026

In this post, I look at how Canadian software development job postings compare with the broader market since the 2020 pandemic. I consider the sectors that saw the largest hiring booms of 2022, using data from Indeed Hiring Lab. Software development was not alone. Human resources and banking and finance also saw a peak, each climbing to more than double …

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