Articles by Nate Swanner
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Immigration Bill Could Change How Silicon Valley Sources Foreign Talent
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, which eliminates per-country caps on green cards. Under current U.S. law, each country is limite… -
Python, Java, Kotlin Dominate Skills Tech ‘Unicorns’ Look For
Ever wondered what it takes to work at some of the upstart companies you see in the headlines? As it turns out, many of them are looking for the same set of skills. If your goal is to land a job… -
Weekend Roundup: Switches, Strikes, SkyNet, Spyware, and… Stewart?
Hey, it’s your weekend. You pretended to work hard all week, and now you get to pretend to relax while work gnaws at your mind. Why not read about SkyNet to ease your troubles, friend? Enough chi… -
Survey: Is Your Office a Toxic Workplace?
There may be nothing worse than a toxic workplace. No one individual can eliminate it, and getting buy-in from everyone to help end the toxicity can prove next to impossible, depending on the cir… -
This is How Much Tech Companies Profit From Employees
Have you ever wondered just how much money tech companies such as Google and Apple are making from each employee? Now we know. PostBeyond crunched the data, surfacing the profits reported by Fort… -
Handling an ‘Exploding’ Job Offer the Right Way
‘Exploding’ job offers (i.e., those that expire in a set amount of time) are popular in tech. A recruiter or hiring manager sends you a job offer and tells you there’s a deadline to accept (typic… -
Python Still Swallowing R, Groovy Blasts Into Top 20: TIOBE
The TIOBE Index for July is out, and there’s not much movement at the top of the leaderboard. Python has usurped C++ for third place, which is actually impressive; plus, it ate or slithered past… -
Time to Learn Flutter, or Stick to Native Development?
After spending 2018 in the incubator, Google has fledged Flutter as a cross-platform framework for every screen we use. But should developers adopt it, or stick to native app and web development?… -
Weekend Roundup: Foldin’ Money, Foldin’ Phones, and Fake Unicorns
We hope you’re in the middle of a very long, well-deserved weekend. It was a short week for most, but that doesn’t mean a shortage of tech news! Here’s everything you may have missed while arguin… -
Should Senior Developers Refuse Interview Coding Challenges?
Whether on a whiteboard, a timed challenge at the office, or a take-home project, many senior-level developers and engineers are asking themselves if coding challenges are still something they sh…