Articles by Nate Swanner

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  TIOBE: Java, C Losing Favor Among Developers

  [caption id="attachment_142763" align="aligncenter" width="2960"] Java and C are fading, says TIOBE.[/caption] TIOBE has updated its monthly ranking of the world's most popular programming langua…
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  How Apple and Google are Ditching 'Bad' Apps

  [caption id="attachment_138519" align="aligncenter" width="1360"] App Store doesn't want your jenky apps.[/caption] Publishing apps for Android or iOS means you either go through Google’s Play St…
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  Is It Time for the Open Office Floor Plan to Die?

  [caption id="attachment_142748" align="aligncenter" width="5000"] Open Office Floor Plan[/caption] Open offices are widely lamented by developers and others who like their own space, but large co…
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  Facebook's A.I. Improves as New Hardware Looms

  [caption id="attachment_141159" align="aligncenter" width="2385"] Facebook Messenger Bots[/caption] During F8, Facebook’s annual developers conference, there wasn’t much talk around Messenger. Su…
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  Apple's 'BiometricKit' May Go Beyond Fingerprints

  [caption id="attachment_142692" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Apple may introduce 'BiometricKit' for developers.[/caption] Thanks to some leaked firmware and clever developers, we’re getting…
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  Node.js Users Eager to Try Swift, Go: Survey

  [caption id="attachment_142669" align="aligncenter" width="5603"] Node.js JavaScript[/caption] Node.js is a popular Javascript runtime, and seems to be in use just about everywhere the language i…
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  Will Ruby on Rails Remain Relevant?

  [caption id="attachment_142641" align="aligncenter" width="4149"] Ruby on Rails[/caption] Language popularity is a touchy subject among tech pros, but it can have serious implications for your ca…
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  Sling TV PPV Might Be the Future of TV

  [caption id="attachment_142632" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Sling TV[/caption] Sling TV, the Internet-based streaming media platform aiming to eclipse traditional television, is now offerin…
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  Healthcare IT Could Boom with Amazon Interest

  [caption id="attachment_142661" align="aligncenter" width="4946"] Amazon may be getting into healthcare.[/caption] If a recent post from CNBC is accurate, Amazon is quietly making a large investm…
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  Adobe Promises Flash Will Be Dead by 2020

  [caption id="attachment_142609" align="aligncenter" width="3397"] Adobe Flash[/caption] Flash, the plugin so many browsers block and security experts warn you not to use, is officially being kill…