Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Kotlin, Kubernetes Make Their Mark Among Top Skills

  Tech skills pay the bills, but not all tech skills are created equal. Which ones are on the rise, and which get technologists hired and paid? According to data, Kotlin and Kubernetes are worth pu…
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  2019 May Not Be a Great Year for Amazon Alexa

  Even as Amazon works to have its Alexa digital assistant running on every imaginable piece of hardware, a new study suggests 2019 could be the first year Amazon’s artificial intelligence (A.I.) p…
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  Tech Job Life Cycle Centers on Money & Relationships: Study

  From start to finish, the lifecycle of a job in tech revolves around three things: money, reputation, and relationships. This is according to Hired, which earlier this year published its Global B…
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  A Culture of Termination That Employees Seem to Like

  We hear a ton of great things about Netflix’s benefits and corporate culture, such as unlimited parental leave and an overall good pay/perks package. The firm fights for net neutrality, and peopl…
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  Python Now Has a Steering Committee: What That Means for You

  Python, one of the most popular (and often lucrative) languages around, is getting a new governance model. Instead of one leader, it will now have a five-person steering committee. Settling on a…
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  Successful Remote Work Employees Need This One Key Trait: Study

  Working from home is an attention-grabbing perk with real benefits, but should companies offer it to every tech pro, regardless of role? A new study shows there’s a particular type of employee wh…
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  GitHub Review Shows JavaScript, Learning Are Top Trends in 2018

  GitHub still rules the open source space, and its year-end reflection on 2018 sheds some light on what’s in store for 2019 and beyond. The largest takeaway: GitHub is growing quickly. It says 201…
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  Senators Introduce Data Care Act: Here's What It Means for You

  As privacy and data security become more critical for everyone, 15 Democratic senators are introducing the Data Care Act, a bill aiming to introduce standardized methods requiring all tech pros t…
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  Data Shows There's a Good Chance You're Leaving Your Job Soon

  As the curtain closes on 2018, you might think your job is safe into 2019 and beyond. But a lot of you are nervous, and with good reason: It's 'termination season,' when contracts expire and empl…
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  Survey Results: Open-Source Repo Managers Should Get Paid

  We asked, you answered: Yes, developers should be paid for open-source repositories they maintain. Last week, we asked you whether open-source repository maintainers should be compensated for the…