Articles by Nate Swanner
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Swift Tutorial: Getting Started with Strings
Swift is a fun, simple language to pick up, and strings are one of the basic principles of the language. That may lead you to think that, in Swift, strings are pretty simple. And they can be! But… -
How to Handle Employment Gaps on Your Resume
As you modernize your résumé for the New Year, one potential issue that arises is a lengthy gap in employment. We try to mitigate these "blank spots" by adjusting dates on our résumé, and thinkin… -
5 Top Cybersecurity and DevOps Trends for 2020
As we head into 2020, it’s clear that nothing much has changed in the cybersecurity community: threats are still very real, and the hunger for experienced security professionals remains high. Exp… -
Learn Soft Skills and Teamwork to Keep Your Job
This is shaping up to be a transitional year for many tech pros. Our Dice Salary Survey shows income levels didn’t rise. Technical skills clearly aren't resulting in massive salary upticks; as a… -
Companies Hiring Engineers & Developers, No Experience Required
Landing your first developer or engineer role straight out of college (or a bootcamp) is sometimes difficult. Luckily, AngelList compiled a list of companies hiring professionals without any prio… -
There Are 19 Million Developers Worldwide, Only 13 Million Pros: Study
Just how many developers are there in the world? According to a study earlier this year from SlashData, there are 19 million. However, 13 million are professionals... meaning there are a lot of "… -
10 Ways to Improve Your iOS Developer Resume
For iOS developers, the competition for open positions is fierce, and the interview process is a long and tedious one. The key to opening that door to the first interview is your resume—so here a… -
Swift Package Manager: What Is It, and Why Use It?
For years, package management with Swift was accomplished with (often clumsy) CocoaPods or Carthage tooling. With Xcode 11, the Swift Package Manager is available to the general public… but what… -
Fastest-Growing Jobs for New Tech Workers Include Database Admin
Technology is a constantly expanding industry, and a new study shows which fields have grown the most over the past five years for technologists under the age of 35. Software developer is up ther… -
Augmented Reality Will Make Even Boring Parts of Business Fun
Coding augmented reality (AR) isn’t always fun or easy. But the results could be worth it, as AR finds greater purpose in some of the more mundane aspects of business. At WWDC 2019, Apple introdu…