Articles by Nate Swanner
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Trump & Tech: Unemployment Reaches Surprising Historic Lows
Is Donald Trump good for tech? According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), tech unemployment has reached record lows with Trump in the Oval Office. We dove all the way back to th… -
Remote Work Remains an Enticing Perk for Job Candidates
Most professionals really do want to work from home, according to a number of surveys published this year. That means hiring managers and recruiters who want to nab top talent can leverage a remo… -
How to Game the App Store, Google Play, or Any Chart System
Topping the rankings on any app store helps notoriety and "buzz," which in turn helps developers' earnings. We’ve seen this proven time and again, but we’re also getting insight into just how tho… -
Depression Far Too Common Among Tech Pros: Survey
Depression is nothing to laugh about, regardless of how many Reddit memes about it try to ease us past the sadness. A new study shows that, in tech, over one-third of professionals admit they hav… -
When You Should (or Shouldn't) Send Interview Thank-You Notes
Thank you notes are a great way to follow up on a job interview, but should you always send one? Conventional wisdom says you should, and that’s not a bad way to operate. Typically, there’s nothi… -
Survey: Should Open-Source Repo Maintainers Be Paid?
Recently, users discovered a popular open-source JavaScript library executing malicious code to steal cryptocurrency data. A response from the library’s founder and maintainer about the hack surf… -
Your Job Interview: What to Wear, and Which Looks to Avoid
After a series of phone screenings, you’ve finally landed a job interview with a company you’re really excited about. Then you realize your de facto outfit is jeans and a t-shirt, and that’s not… -
Open Office & Virtual Desktop is Our Nightmare Come True
We were wrong. In October, we discovered a product meant to help you stay focused in an open office setting. It was called the “Wear Space,” and it strapped panels to the wearer's head that restr… -
JavaScript Dependencies: Why You Should Watch Them Closely
Last week, someone injected malicious code into a wildly popular JavaScript library. The library wasn’t hacked; the code was put there by a maintainer who was given access by the library’s creato… -
Swift Is Getting LSP Support in Future Release (It's a Big Deal)
Swift, the upstart language poised to cement itself amongst the most-used in the industry, will soon support the Language Server Protocol (LSP). On its surface, this news may sound like a languag…