Articles by Nate Swanner

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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…
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  Want Remote Work? Follow These 5 Twitter Bots

  [caption id="attachment_138950" align="aligncenter" width="5333"] Remote working gains steam[/caption] Working remotely is something that many strive for, and it’s fast becoming a benefit tech wo…
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  When Should We Get Upset Over App Copying?

  [caption id="attachment_142888" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Is it ever okay to copy apps?[/caption] It goes without saying that copying someone else's app is never all right. Yet some parti…
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  Facebook Watch Built for Ads, Not Broadcasters

  [caption id="attachment_142875" align="aligncenter" width="1444"] Facebook Watch[/caption] If you believe App Annie, most of the two-plus hours we spend daily on our smartphones involve just thre…
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  5 Programming Languages That Should Die

  [caption id="attachment_142485" align="aligncenter" width="5669"] Programming Languages Popularity[/caption] Everyone has a favorite programming language (and probably one they just can’t stand).…