Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Google's New Open Source Site Will Focus on 'How'

  [caption id="attachment_140743" align="aligncenter" width="2778"] Google Open Source[/caption] When you think 'open source,' you probably think 'GitHub.' Google is hoping to change that, at least…
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  Elon Musk Wants to Wire Your Brain to a Computer

  As if Elon Musk needed more on his plate (he’s boring, rocketing, and motoring all over the solar system while helping us harness the power of the sun), he's launching another endeavor with the a…
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  How to Choose Between a Job and Freelancing

  [caption id="attachment_140731" align="aligncenter" width="6832"] Take a job or work as a freelancer? Decisions, decisions.[/caption] Get a full-time job at a company, or go it alone as a freelan…
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  Google Launches 'Howard West' in Diversity Move

  [caption id="attachment_140297" align="aligncenter" width="4881"] Google campus[/caption] This summer, Google is initiating a program in coordination with Howard University to encourage more dive…
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  H-1B Reform Bill Hits as Trump Inactive on Visas

  [caption id="attachment_138030" align="aligncenter" width="4913"] H-1B Visa[/caption] H-1B is a hot-button topic for politicians and the American workforce alike. Although Trump has promised big…
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  JavaScript Still King; Everyone Hates Visual Basic

  [caption id="attachment_137915" align="aligncenter" width="993"] JavaScript still king.[/caption] Developers tend to have their favorite languages and tools, but some things will also scare them…
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  Most Devs Have Less Than 6 Years' Experience

  [caption id="attachment_137877" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Most devs have five years or less experience.[/caption] While we tend to think of developers as a seasoned, curmudgeonly bunch (a…
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  GitHub BEIPA Lets Employees Keep Side-Project IP

  [caption id="attachment_140549" align="aligncenter" width="4003"] GitHub Offices in San Francsico.[/caption] Chances are good that, if you work on your side project at your day job, your employer…
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  Android O Arrives as Developer Preview

  [caption id="attachment_140304" align="aligncenter" width="5445"] Android statues on Google campus[/caption] Android O is now in developer preview. While the actual consumer release date is still…
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  Google's New JPEG Tool Shrinks Images 35%

  [caption id="attachment_140505" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Google Guetzli image, right, is higher quality.[/caption] The ability to shrink JPEG images is important to developers of all disc…