Articles by Nate Swanner
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Need to Compare Job Offers? Check This Site First
If you’re ever in the enviable position of entertaining multiple job offers from big tech companies, choosing the right one can be tough. We’ve discovered one website that can help you make sense… -
Remote Work Leads to Happier, More Productive Employees: Study
A new study shows those who are able to take advantage of a remote work environment are happier and more productive, and it’s leading to far less turnover. Owl Labs’ most recent study, "The Globa… -
Students Aren't Learning Code & Frameworks Employers Need
A new study highlights how students are learning to code, and a lot of it is done on the job after graduation. HackerRank recently completed its annual student developer survey, and there are som… -
GitHub Takes Aim at Stack Overflow & Twitter with Spectrum Acquisition
GitHub is where developers go to work on open-source projects, but it doesn’t have a good forum for open dialogue. With its most recent acquisition of Spectrum, we could see a hard GitHub push in… -
Remote Work is Best in These Ten Cities: Study
Remote work is amazing. While some employees are better at it than others, working from home is a benefit more employers are offering. But are some cities better than others for the remote-workin… -
Microsoft Edge is Going Chromium, and Mozilla is Not Happy
In an edgy blog post (pun intended), Mozilla CEO Chris Beard says Microsoft giving up on its own rendering engine for the Edge browser is a big mistake. Writing that “Microsoft is officially givi… -
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…