Tammy Xu
Staff Reporter at Built In
Expertise: Software development
Education: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Northwestern University

Tammy Xu is a former Built In staff reporter covering software development and trends across the software industry. She holds a master of science in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor of arts in chemistry from Northwestern University. Prior to joining Built In, she spent five years as a software developer for The Dow Chemical Company. Xu is also a former contributing editor and director of fact checking for South Side Weekly. She is currently a reporting fellow at MIT Technology Review.

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Globes of data merging with other globes as data science departments improve their communication with other departments.
Don’t Let Your Data Scientists Work in a Vacuum
Here’s how you foster cross-team collaboration.
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10 Games to Level Up Your Programming Skills
Make learning programming more fun and immersive.
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What 5 Software Developers Wished They Learned in College
A computer science degree offers great fundamentals, but software engineering skills are important too.
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How to Choose Between Package Managers: Maven, Gradle and More
Learn more about these tools to manage dependences across your development team.
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What Is a Structured Interview? Definition and Examples.
A structured interview process ensures all candidates for a job are asked the same set of predetermined questions.
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Effective Scrum Leadership Focuses on People, Not Products
It's all about nurturing team growth.
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11 In-Demand Fintech Jobs
From sales to software engineering, there are many ways to get into fintech.
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Thinking of Transitioning to Zero-Trust Security? Here’s What to Consider.
Zero-trust security can be great for new systems, but retrofitting old systems may be more of a challenge.
Dollar bills dissolving into code as fintech undergoes a technological transformation.
Fintech Engineers Are Bringing Modern Technologies to a Legacy Industry
But it’s a constant balancing act between speed and security.
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All Dev Teams Write Documentation. But Do Users Read It?
Here’s how to make your documentation more engaging.
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How to Set Professional Goals
All your goals should be specific and measurable.
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Blue-Green Deployments Are Built for the Cloud
Save time by testing out deployments on a slice of your user base.