Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Apple’s Supreme Court Case is Important for All Developers

  Large tech companies being sued usually isn’t interesting, at least to developers. Such lawsuits typically boil down to squabbling about contracts or supply chain woes, a slap-fight between #bran…
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  VC Funding Fueled 20-Year Silicon Valley Wage Decline: Study

  Over the past 20 years, wages in Silicon Valley have actually fallen 14 percent, according to new research from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Working Partnership USA. Moreover, th…
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  With Cryptocurrency in Free-fall, Blockchain Still Doing Fine

  Cryptocurrency, the unregulated digital “money” that many people pretend to fully understand, is in a tailspin. As of Nov. 20, it’s at a 13-month low, Bloomberg reports, with industry leader Bitc…
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  Whiteboard Interviews Absolutely Terrify Tech Pros

  Earlier this year, we asked what worried tech professionals most about the job-interview process. The results are in, and wow, do they ever hate whiteboard interviews! A full 42 percent of respon…
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  Study Highlights Salary, Job Loss as Biggest Fears for Professionals

  A new study suggests employees nationwide are most concerned about their salary, underscoring a trend we’ve seen developing for some time. The Business.org study shows 64 percent of respondents r…
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  Missed Opportunity? Swift Playgrounds Should Be on Mac, Too

  When Apple introduced macOS Mojave at WWDC 2018, it also launched four ‘Marzipan’ apps: News, Voice Memos, Home, and Stocks. They’re iPad apps for the desktop, but Apple missed its most important…
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  Use This Slack Bot to Monitor What Users Say About Your Competitors

  Ever wanted to snoop on a competitor’s iOS app reviews? Now you can—in Slack. With the shutdown of HipChat (announced earlier this year), most tech pros will be turning to Slack for their communi…
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  Demoralized Facebook Employees Want to Jump Ship

  Facebook is again in the news... for all the wrong reasons. This time, an exposé published in the New York Times highlights the reported ineptitude of Facebook's leadership in the face of multipl…
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  Maybe a Two-Page Résumé is Okay After All

  We normally advocate for a one-page résumé, and for good reason: hiring managers report they prefer them. But a new survey shows a two-page rundown of your work history and accomplishments might…
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  Survey Results: You Definitely Want a Tech Pro Union

  Late last month, we asked you if developers should form their own union. Your response was clear: yes. Some 66 percent of respondents to our survey want tech pro unionization. The tech industry i…