Articles by Nate Swanner
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Open Source License Core of Wix/WordPress Battle
[caption id="attachment_137999" align="aligncenter" width="6000"] Open Source Licensing[/caption] Over the weekend, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg took to his personal blog to call out Wix, whi… -
Here's How Devs Will Use MacBook Pro Touch Bar
[caption id="attachment_137982" align="aligncenter" width="1464"] MacBook Pro with Touch Bar[/caption] The most polarizing and alluring part of the new MacBook Pros is the Touch Bar, a small touc… -
Is Microsoft Wrong About 3D Printing?
At an event this week dedicated to new creativity tools and Surface hardware, Microsoft made some interesting features available to (and for) 3D via its revamped Paint app. You can 3D print your… -
Apple's New MacBook Pro: Mixed-Bag Air Killer
[caption id="attachment_137961" align="aligncenter" width="880"] MacBook Pro Touch Bar[/caption] As expected, Apple dropped some hardware bombs at its ‘Hello Again’ event, held Oct. 27 at its Cup… -
Do Citizen Developers Help or Hurt IT?
New data shows that the number of citizen developers is on the rise, and they’re creating more apps faster than ever. While that sounds alarming on the surface, there’s plenty of reason for devel… -
JavaScript and Swift: Stars Of GitHub
[caption id="attachment_137915" align="aligncenter" width="993"] GitHub says JavaScript is a star.[/caption] Curious about which of those exciting new GitHub repos you’ve been monitoring is actua… -
How Mobile Traffic Will Spike This Holiday Season
We know online holiday shopping increases the minute everyone is done enjoying Thanksgiving dinner, and new data from Appboy shows that mobile is driving more traffic and transactions than ever b… -
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… -
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… -
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…