Articles by Nate Swanner

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  The Biggest Drawback of Whiteboard Interviews

  Developer-tools firm JetBrain (which is also responsible for the Kotlin programming language) recently surveyed 5,000 developers about their work habits. Some 44 percent of those surveyed said th…
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  Where to Watch Programmers Coding Live Online

  People love watching other people play games: just look at the rise of Twitch and YouTube live streams. But what about developers who want to watch someone else code? You can do that, too—but you…
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  Subscription vs. Paid: When Monetization Works

  [caption id="attachment_142382" align="aligncenter" width="3020"] Which monetization strategy is right for you?[/caption] App subscriptions have caught on in a big way. This is driven in large pa…
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  Jawbone's Demise a Lesson for Everyone in Tech

  [caption id="attachment_142349" align="aligncenter" width="5472"] Jawbone UP2[/caption] Taking venture capital is often the simplest path to shipping a product or service. It's almost a given for…
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  The New iPhone May Be 'Pro,' and Cost a Ton

  [caption id="attachment_137345" align="aligncenter" width="1657"] Your MacBook Pro may have an iPhone counterpart soon.[/caption] This Fall, as usual, Apple will unveil at least one new iPhone. T…
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  VR Ads are Real, and They're Coming

  [caption id="attachment_139048" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] VR demo at CES[/caption] Ads are coming to virtual reality (VR). Though still experimental, Google's Advr project will let advert…
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  The 5 Coolest ARKit Projects (so Far)

  [caption id="attachment_142053" align="aligncenter" width="3443"] ARKit at WWDC 2017[/caption] There’s no need to mince words: ARKit is awesome. Introduced at WWDC 2017, Apple’s augmented reality…
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  Samsung Bixby Delay Underscores A.I. Problems

  [caption id="attachment_140774" align="aligncenter" width="1204"] Samsung Bixby[/caption] Wondering where Samsung’s Bixby is? The digital assistant is still limited to Korea, and a spokesperson s…
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  Apple May Ditch Touch ID in Next iPhone: Report

  [caption id="attachment_142322" align="aligncenter" width="4104"] Touch ID on iPhone[/caption] It seems Apple may be ready to move away from biometrics. According to a new report from Bloomberg,…
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  GitHub's 'Open Source Friday' Wants Office Hours

  [caption id="attachment_140549" align="aligncenter" width="4003"] GitHub Offices in San Francsico[/caption] GitHub has a plan to get more contributions to the open-source community: it now wants…