Articles by Nate Swanner

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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…
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  Amazon Still Won't Say What Alexa Skills Pay

  Amazon has expanded the number of Alexa skills categories that developers are able to monetize. There are now seven total categories in which to make money via an Amazon Echo or other Alexa devic…
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  5 Tips for Becoming a Great Developer

  [caption id="attachment_139435" align="aligncenter" width="2962"] iOS Developer slide at WWDC 2016[/caption] Every developer wants to be at the top of their game, but how do you get there? CodeFi…
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  Subscription App Pricing May Be Wrong: Study

  [caption id="attachment_124853" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] App subscription pricing may need to change.[/caption] As the subscription vs. paid monetization debate staggers along, one compa…