Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Less Is More in iOS 11 App Store: Study

  [caption id="attachment_142149" align="aligncenter" width="2970"]The App Store in iOS 11[/caption] The new App Store in iOS 11 will dramatically change how users interact with app landing pages.…
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  Google's ARCore is Augmented Reality for Android

  [caption id="attachment_143175" align="aligncenter" width="2480"] Google ARCore is augmented reality for Android[/caption] If augmented reality (AR) really is the next frontier for mobile tech, i…
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  Graduates of These Schools Have the Best Salaries

  [caption id="attachment_142272" align="aligncenter" width="3228"] Salary negotiations don't have to be hard.[/caption] Silicon Valley is ripe with Stanford alumni and dropouts. There’s a good rea…
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  Perks May Prove Critical to Employee Retention

  [caption id="attachment_143131" align="aligncenter" width="6000"] Perks and benefits keep employees happy[/caption] Employers are constantly trying to meet employee expectations, right down to th…
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  How Much Freelance Developers Really Get Paid

  [caption id="attachment_142763" align="aligncenter" width="2960"] Freelance developers can make quite a bit.[/caption] Freelance developers have a lot going for them. The ability to work from any…
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  Why Don't We Have an Apple Car? Infighting

  [caption id="attachment_141181" align="aligncenter" width="1532"] Apple has CarPlay as its in-car software solution.[/caption] The Apple Car (that is, an actual car carrying Apple’s branding) was…
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  Bootcamp or MOOC? Here's How to Choose

  In addition to our day-to-day jobs, many of us want (or are being asked) to learn a new skill. There are many ways of going about this, but in tech, the options are often easily distilled into tw…
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  Biggest Tech Firms Struggle with Retention

  As a hiring manager or recruiter, it’s tempting to think that job candidates will want to stay at marquee firms for as long as possible. The idea certainly makes sense: once you’ve gotten your fo…
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  Can Remote Work Help Curb H-1B Visa Use?

  [caption id="attachment_138030" align="aligncenter" width="4913"] H-1B Visa[/caption] If you ask many domestic tech workers, H-1B is a problem. Ask the executives hiring foreign workers, and they…
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  Tech Jobs at These Big Firms Last Less Than 2 Years

  [caption id="attachment_143046" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] Jobs at huge tech companies typically last less than two years.[/caption] Silicon Valley is often seen as a mecca for tech worker…