Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Udacity's New AI Nanodegree is for Real Humans

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is an interesting topic, but it’s still mysterious to most. In collaboration with Didi Chuxing, Amazon and IBM, Udacity now has a Nanodegree program for those interes…
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  Data Shows Women, Men Equal In Coding Challenges

  [caption id="attachment_137858" align="aligncenter" width="694"] Coding IDE[/caption] CodeFights, a coding challenge and recruitment website for developers, has some interesting insights on how d…
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  App Shortcuts Will Redefine App Experience

  The old developer model is dying, and you can thank the evolution of mobile UX for it. Formerly a race to get people downloading and opening apps, it has turned into apps with good pop-up menus m…
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  How an iOS Sticker App Made $34,000 in 10 Days

  Any iOS developer knows that apps meant for trolling other users are not allowed. They also know that what constitutes a ‘prank’ app is a murky grey area, as far as the App Store guidelines go. B…
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  Facebook Yarn Strings JavaScript Packages Faster

  [caption id="attachment_137696" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Facebook Yarn[/caption] If you use JavaScript, chances are good you’re also familiar with the package management client NPM. Face…
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  Stack Overflow's Developer Story Revives Résumés

  [caption id="attachment_137684" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Developer Story[/caption] A résumé is something we all need, but for tech pros the format can prove a bit limiting. With so many p…
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  Samsung Note 7 Issues May Detonate Dev Program

  [caption id="attachment_137648" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Samsung Galaxy Note 7 burned[/caption] The Samsung Note 7 is no longer in production. After several units caught fire for reasons…
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  Study Shows Most Users Flee New Apps Immediately

  [caption id="attachment_137629" align="aligncenter" width="3600"] App retention[/caption] Creating an app is one thing, but keeping users engaged is a completely different beast. While few develo…
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  Facebook Marketplace Pokes Craigslist, eBay

  Listing things for sale online isn’t a dated concept, but some of the services we use to do so probably are. Craigslist and eBay already have smaller players such as Gone and LetGo nipping at the…
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  macOS Code Hints at ARM-Based MacBooks

  It seems MacBooks with ARM chipsets are in the offing, or at least being entertained as a possibility. A new dive into macOS code points to support for ARM-based architecture, which does not curr…