Articles by Nate Swanner
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Whiteboard Interviews Absolutely Terrify You: Survey
Earlier this month, we asked what worried you most about the tech interview process. The results are in, and wow, do you ever hate whiteboard interviews! A full 42 percent of respondents say the… -
GitHub Actions May Change the Way You Code (Seriously)
GitHub is launching a service named "Actions" that promises to add unending layers of complexity to your code – in the best way possible. The company is also bringing openness to the enterprise v… -
Siri Shortcuts is Helping Apple Tackle a Brand New Frontier
When Siri Shortcuts launched at WWDC 2018, it was immediately recognized as a huge leap forward for Siri, as well as useful for users. It also tackles one market Apple has yet to conquer: The low… -
How to Negotiate Salary (and Benefits) with a Tech Recruiter
When looking for a new job in tech, your first point of contact will almost always be a recruiter. At some point, probably during the first call, they’ll want to talk salary. You might be nervous… -
Apple's Mac App Store 'Losing Devs to the Great Unknown': Survey
In an exhaustive survey of macOS developers, MacPaw found the ‘new’ Mac App Store is still widely disliked by developers. Positioning its questionnaire as a comparison of the Mac App Store and Ma… -
Swift Shoots Into Top Ten in Latest TIOBE Ranking
Though there’s often little movement at the top of TIOBE’s monthly programming language rankings, there’s always some interesting movement outside of the top eight spots. Now it seems Swift is po… -
Google's Fuchsia Almost Ready as Home Hub Launch Looms
Remember Google Fuchsia, the grab-bag language many thought was being positioned as an Android replacement? It’s back, and causing more confusion than ever. We’ll rewind to Google’s recent event,… -
Google Unveils New Pixel Hardware, Makes Duplex Publicly Available
Ever wondered how a Surface Pro might work without a proper, locally-based operating system? Google answered that this week with the Pixel Slate, which it released alongside new Pixel smartphones… -
Developers Love DevOps & Hate (Some) Bots, Study Shows
When we talk about developers and their professional interests, a lot of the discussion focuses on emerging tech such as artificial intelligence (A.I.), machine learning, or even blockchain. But… -
New Facebook Portal Uses Alexa as Trojan Horse Into Homes
In January, news site Cheddar reported that Facebook was working on a voice-only home hub named ‘Portal.’ It was right, and now Facebook Portal is here. What Cheddar got wrong was the nature of P…