Earlier this week, we went over last month’s very successful open-door Node.js workshop, held at Medellin’s innovation hub, Ruta N. The event spanned 6 hours, had over 200 attendees, and featured celebrated Perficient Latin America speakers as well as node.js guidance from seasoned experts from the city’s node community. Participants left with new and exciting […]
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Community Engagement Programs at Perficient Latin America
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Colombia has traditionally meant philanthropic activities with very little focus placed on long-term, inclusive and engaged business practices. CSR continues to be something that only larger corporations can spend time and resources to develop and implement robust, company-wide programs. It makes sense considering that 95% of Colombian businesses are micro-businesses […]
Women in Tech: Perficient Latin America’s Software Girls
From its inception during the second world war well into the 1960´s, the tech industry was dominated by women. Women like Grace Hooper, who was instrumental in paving the way for modern programming languages. The times have certainly changed, and unfortunately now, women are underrepresented in tech fields throughout Latin America and the world. The […]
Participatory Education: Perficient Latin America Partners with Local Universities
Colombia is fast becoming the premiere destination for software development outsourcing projects in Latin America, and for good reason. Strong economic development over the past ten years has meant that the Colombian IT and software sectors have experienced exponential growth and show no signs of slowing. Additionally, the talent pool in Colombia is young, motivated, […]