Articles by Nate Swanner
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Developers Can Now Safely Call Themselves 'Rockstars'
The term "rockstar" is tossed around loosely in tech. Hiring managers love it ("We want a real rockstar tech pro in this role!"), and developers use it to describe their heroic ability to work wi… -
Tech Firms Discourage Employees Sharing Salary Info: Study
The idea of total salary transparency has its detractors; and some of those critics may be in human resources and management roles at some of the world’s largest tech companies. Anonymous platfor… -
When It's Time to Make Your Side App a Full-Time Job
It happened about a year ago. You had an idea for a great app or service, and made it happen. It’s your side gig – a passion project you update and tinker with. How do you know when it’s time to… -
New Job Offer? 5 Things to Consider Before Saying 'Yes'
Receiving a job offer is always flattering. But before you excitedly say "yes" to a flashy new role with a different company, stop and consider whether it’s really the right opportunity for you.… -
Twitter Now Using 'Spam' to Put Devs in a Corner
Twitter is revamping its developer registration portal, which will make it much more difficult to write an app that accesses its API. Saying it removed more than 143,000 apps between April and Ju… -
Survey Results: Tech Pros Definitely Want Unlimited Time Off
Last week, we asked you if an unlimited time-off policy was a good thing for tech pros. Now we have the results: You definitely want more vacation time. When Dice asked if you wanted more time aw… -
Living in Silicon Valley May Drive You Deep Into Debt
Living in Silicon Valley may actually drive you deep into debt. Magnify Money recently took a look at which U.S. cities are becoming too expensive, even for those with salaries of $100,000 per ye… -
Google Preparing Fuchsia to Replace Android, Chrome: Report
A new report from Bloomberg asserts Fuchsia, Google’s much-rumored operating system, is indeed meant as a replacement for Android. Though one source shades Fuchsia as a “senior engineer retention… -
These Tech Companies Don't Want You Discussing Your Salary
The idea of total salary transparency has its detractors; and some of those critics may be in human resources and management roles at some of the world's largest tech companies. Anonymous platfor… -
Most Cryptocurrency Is Pure Garbage (but Blockchain Is Fine): Study
According to a new study, around 81 percent of the cryptocurrencies introduced in 2017 were total BS. Luckily, this doesn’t affect the evolution of blockchain all that much. ICO (Initial Coin Off…