Articles by Nate Swanner
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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… -
Top 10 Tech Jobs in Silicon Valley in 2019
Silicon Valley is the center of the tech universe in the United States, and plenty of technologists want to live there. It’s an expensive place to live, so you’re going to need a job if you want… -
You Have 3,125 Reasons to Convince Your Boss to Pay for ‘Upskilling’
According to a new report, there’s a massive financial disparity between hiring a new employee and upskilling an existing one. It’s a good argument to get your boss to pay for your continued educ… -
WeWork Layoffs May Hit 5,000 Employees Soon: Reports
WeWork, once the darling of the tech world for its branded co-working spaces, is facing rough roads ahead. To lighten its load in these turbulent times, reports indicate WeWork may lay off up to… -
Weekend Roundup: Surfaces, Silly Requests, SoCs, and Shading Windows
Welcome to your weekend! While you were working, Microsoft had a big moment, releasing new Surface devices (and sorta-kinda admitted Windows is useless). Also, the government has feelings about s… -
GitHub Issues Open Challenge to Improve Code Search
Let’s not mince words: You use GitHub to find code to reuse within your own projects. We should also note that GitHub, while the largest and best repository for finding code you can pinch for you… -
Lambda School May Violate State Law, But Coding Classes Continue
Lambda School has a unique proposition: you don’t pay for the education unless you land a job. It’s a sensational promise underscoring the main issue with coding schools and bootcamps, which is s… -
Technologists Starting to Unionize (Sort of)
Late last year, we asked you if technologists should unionize. Your ‘yes’ vote was clear, and now it’s starting to happen. Well, kinda. In Pittsburgh, employees of IT firm HCL Technologies have c…