Articles by Nate Swanner
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Longtime Stack Overflow Mods Quitting Because of Toxic Culture
Late last year, Stack Overflow began actively trying to manage its often-toxic community with new rules. Unfortunately, it might not be working, and longtime moderators are fed up. In its origina… -
WeWork’s Meetup Tests Change That May Affect Developer Events
Meetup, the WeWork-owned platform for finding and hosting local get-togethers, is testing a change to its business model that could affect just about every developer event in existence. The platf… -
Like an Open Office? You're Probably a Millennial
Those who identify as Generation Z or Millennial prefer open offices, while Baby Boomers would rather work from home, according to a recent report by Plantronics. More than half of the younger cr… -
Top 10 Tech Jobs in the New York City Metro Area, 2019
While Silicon Valley is the U.S. capital of technology, the New York City metro area is its East Coast equivalent (hence its "Silicon Alley" moniker). We’ve already explored the top ten jobs out… -
Google Just Killed Smartphone VR, and Nobody Will Mourn it
With the release of its Pixel 4 smartphone, Google is officially ending its support for the Daydream virtual reality (VR) platform. No, you probably don’t care. And you shouldn’t. Smartphone-base… -
Module Stability in Swift 5.1: Why It Matters
Swift 5 brought us ABI stability, which is a major milestone in helping the language grow beyond Apple’s walled garden. With version 5.1, we have module stability... but what does that mean? More… -
These Companies are Hiring the Most Software Developers Right Now
Many software developers and engineers have a dream employer, but most are just trying to find a great job that pays well. Good news: we know who’s hiring the most software developers! We dug thr… -
Weekend Roundup: Catalina, Capitulation, Contracts, and a Crazy New Phone
It’s been a crazy week in tech. Apple launched Catalina (with Catalyst!) and capitulated on China, and GitHub is under fire for a contract with ICE. Also, there’s a weird new phone coming we’re o… -
Apple Doubled Down on Swift in iOS 13. Are iOS Developers Doing the Same?
According to new data surrounding iOS 13, Apple’s use of its Swift programming language has more than doubled within its operating system. That’s fantastic news for iOS developers, but are those… -
Want to Work at Apple? Here are Top 10 Tech Jobs It Hires For
Working at Apple is a dream for many technologists, but landing a full-time gig at its Cupertino campus can feel impossible. The company is always hiring, but poking through their vast jobs porta…