Articles by Nate Swanner

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  A 'Jekyll & Hyde' Boss is the Worst Kind: Study

  Bad bosses are the worst, and come in all varieties. A new study suggests there’s one type so bad, you’ll feel like you're dealing with two awful managers at the same time! The University of Exet…
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  Siri Might Just Be Smarter Than Alexa: Report

  While digital artificial intelligence (A.I.) assistants are still (mostly) dumb, new research shows that Siri has improved quite a bit. Comparatively speaking, Apple's digital assistant is now “s…
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  Fortune 500 Companies Want These Developer Skills

  Finding a job in tech isn’t always as simple as it seems. One of the trickiest matches is the triumvirate of a.) developers, b.) the language they’re proficient in, and c.) a company that needs t…
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  Facebook Portal to Challenge Echo Show: Report

  [caption id="attachment_145746" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Facebook Portal said to challenge the Amazon Echo – but why?[/caption] Facebook is set to enter the home hub market, according to…
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  2017: A Boring Year for Programming Languages

  [caption id="attachment_142485" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Programming Language Popularity[/caption] Now in our rearview mirror, 2017 will likely be remembered as the year that machine lea…
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  Nintendo Switch Has Chicken-Egg Problem for Devs

  [caption id="attachment_139249" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Nintendo Switch[/caption] The Nintendo Switch was the darling of 2017. It surprised at almost every turn, and gave us all-time gr…
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  Basecamp Sets Precedent for Remote Worker Pay

  [caption id="attachment_145616" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Basecamp is paying remote workers more in 2018[/caption] Project management platform Basecamp isn’t based in Silicon Valley. It d…
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  Big Nerd Ranch 'Frontier' is Advanced Online MOOC

  [caption id="attachment_138456" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] MOOC classes let you learn at your own pace[/caption] Top tech bootcamp provider Big Nerd Ranch is dipping its toe into the deep…
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  5 Things Nobody Tells You About Going Freelance

  [caption id="attachment_145429" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] A freelance developer's "home office."[/caption] "Freelance developer" sounds like the easiest gig around. Make your own hours, w…
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  How to Beat Imposter Syndrome Once and for All

  [caption id="attachment_145424" align="aligncenter" width="3811"] Imposter Syndrome[/caption] Imposter syndrome is tech’s dirty little secret. Everyone has it, nobody talks about it – and it driv…