Articles by Nate Swanner
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App Spending Outperforming Downloads on App Store and Google Play
Worldwide, app downloads are up... and so is spending. A new study from SensorTower shows people are still downloading new apps, and they’re paying more for those apps and various in-app purchase… -
Which Tech Employers are Making the World a Better Place?
Do you think your company is making the world a better place? According to a recent Blind study, most tech pros do – and it may have more to do with job satisfaction than anything else. When aske… -
IBM Buys Red Hat: What the Deal Means for Tech Pros
IBM has purchased Red Hat, which bills itself as “the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions.” The blockbuster deal is worth $34 billion, the largest acquisition of its kind… -
Netflix's Unique 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… -
Automation Gunning for Tech Jobs (And That's a Good Thing!)
As artificial intelligence (A.I.), machine learning, and automation increasingly enter the strategic planning of many companies, many tech pros are wondering if their jobs are at risk. Via a new… -
Survey: Should Developers Form a Union?
It’s a simple question: Should developers have their own union? Our survey below is downright binary: it’s either ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ But there’s a lot of context to such a simple question. We’ve seen… -
Open Office Floor Plan: How to Survive and Thrive
Most tech pros have a distaste for open office floor plans. We can’t blame them. The open office plan is typically panned, and there’s strong proof it can be counter-productive to productivity. D… -
Subscription App Model Isn't Returning Value to Developers
App subscriptions are an intriguing business model for developers. Subscriptions promise reliable income, but also challenge developers to be more creative. A new survey shows just how developers… -
Google's New Machine Learning Curriculum Aims to Stop Bias Cold
Google loves machine learning (ML). Now, it’s launched a new course module that aims to help you, a human, recognize your own bias before training ML models. Named ‘Fairness,’ the course is 70 mi… -
Survey Results: You Definitely Wouldn't Quit Google (Yet)
The results are in: Though Google may have ditched its “Don’t Be Evil” mantra, you’d still work there. Last week, we asked you, our dedicated tech pro readership, if you’d quit Google in the wake…