Articles by Nate Swanner
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How to Choose the Best University for a STEM Degree
Picking a college is tough – especially when you’re not sure it’ll be worth the tens of thousands of dollars you'll likely spend on your degree. Luckily, a new tool helps you determine how much s… -
If You Want to Land the Job, Focus on the Company's Details
If you’re looking to make a good impression at your next interview, we’ve got a piece of advice: know about the product as well as the company. A study from Glassdoor shows one major hurdle facin… -
Study Shows Your Boss Should Definitely Let You Choose Your Hardware
Great news: We’ve got a good argument for why your company should let you pick your own devices. A new study from Jamf shows that, while the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is less popular tha… -
Not Getting That Raise You Want? Here's (Maybe) Why.
It happens: your annual review goes well, but you don’t see any extra cash in your paycheck. This isn’t a weird tax-law rounding error: you’re not getting that raise you want. Here’s why you may… -
Java Developer Salary Affects Where They Should Live and Work
Mid-career tech pros are often at a crossroads. Oftentimes, relocation and/or quality of life play a role in their job-related decision-making. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of the bes… -
GitHub Learning Lab Teaches You GitHub by Using GitHub (Yes, Really)
GitHub is launching its own learning portal, which leans into two things all developers have come to love and loathe: pull requests and bots. Via a dedicated portal, GitHub has created a unique o… -
FoundationDB Goes Open Source as Apple Continues Server-Side Push
Apple has continued its open-sourcing of server-side tools. First came SwiftNIO; and now it’s FoundationDB. FoundationDB is a distributed, transactional key-value store that was originally billed… -
Proof You Shouldn't Quit Your Job in Tech to Drive for Uber, Lyft
Lyft and Uber like to position their ride-share services as job replacements or a good “side gig.” But recent data shows tech pros shouldn’t quit their day jobs to drive on demand. Last month, Ub… -
Here's What You Would Do If Your Company Was Mishandling User Data
Last week, we asked what you would do if your company was found to be misusing or mishandling user data. Now we’ve got the results, and it shows tech pros are a trustworthy bunch. The questionnai… -
Google I/O 2018 Will Keep Web, A.I. Developers Happy
For tech pros, Spring brings both sunshine and events. The Google I/O developer event is happening May 8-10, and we’re starting to get a good idea of what’s coming. Photos, Google’s catch-all pho…