Articles by Nate Swanner
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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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
'Algorithm' May be Tech’s Newest Dirty Word (and Humans are to Blame)
An algorithm is meant to perform routine, code-based tasks without human interaction. In theory, this automation is supposed to make life easier. But it also comes with a dark side. The most rece… -
Have Online Learning Platforms Missed the Mark?
A few years ago, it seemed as if upstart online learning portals were about to reshape how we learned. Now it seems they’re missing the mark entirely. Commonly referred to as MOOCs, or ‘Massive O…