Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Amazon Kills Dash Button, Showing IoT Weakness

  The Amazon Dash Button, launched in 2015, was a programmable Internet of Things (IoT) button you could place anywhere in the home to re-order products. And now they’re useless. In a statement, Am…
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  Nintendo Switch Kickstarts VR With New Labo Kit (But Should Devs Care?)

  The Nintendo Switch is a fun console with massive third-party support. Nintendo's newly released virtual reality (VR) Labo kit may get developers even more excited. Labo is Nintendo’s DIY platfor…
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  Swift Has a Huge Gaming Problem, But Study Shows It’s Widely Used

  Swift, the language developed at Apple and released in 2014, is nearing version 5 – and a level of settled-in maturity expected for a language that has the ability to work across platforms. But h…
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  Udacity, Google Launch Free Artificial Intelligence Course for TensorFlow

  Want to build skills in artificial intelligence (A.I.) and deep learning? Udacity and Google are launching a free introductory course on the subject, which naturally leans into TensorFlow, the op…
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  Google Pay Equity Study Has Surprise Beneficiary: Men

  In a new blog post, Google says: “Compensation should be based on what you do, not who you are.” Its annual pay equity study tries to put this belief into corporate practice, and this year (the l…
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  DigitalOcean Launches ‘Marketplace’ for Crowdsourced, Cloud-Based CI/CD

  Cloud hosting platform DigitalOcean is going beyond cloud hosting and Kubernetes. With Marketplace, the company is launching its first service that allows outside vendors to participate in its so…
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  Recruiting Tech Pros Over 50? You'll Pay for Experience.

  For tech pros over 50 (and the recruiters who work with them), 2019 might prove a pivotal year. The average tech salary has continued its plateau, having remained effectively unchanged since 2015…
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  5 Tips for Taking Over a Large, Unruly Codebase

  If you’re a developer or engineer, you likely know that taking over a large codebase is nightmare fuel. Instead of suffering with angst over such a massive task, here are a few tips to help you n…
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  Burnout Might Happen Because Your Boss Doesn’t Know Your True Value

  Burnout is real, and there are several reasons why it happens. Sometimes it’s the job itself; sometimes it’s the hours worked. But maybe there’s a different reason altogether, and it really has n…
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  Salary Breakdown: Comparing Income & Cost of Living for Top Metro Areas

  Salary isn’t everything. When it comes to tech jobs, the median salary is starting to level off, and some employers are boosting their perks and benefits packages rather than paying out additiona…