Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Remote Tech Skills That Employers Really Want, November
As we approach the end of the year, employers everywhere are starting to plan out 2021. What skills do they need to launch and complete their most mission-critical projects? Which kinds of specia… -
Startup Layoffs Seem to Have Leveled Off as Winter Approaches
As we head into November, it seems that startup layoffs remain fairly level, according to layoffs.fyi, which has been crowdsourcing startup layoff data for the past several months. At the beginni… -
Which Tech Companies Offer All Employees a Chance to Succeed?
Many tech companies publish regular updates about their diversity efforts. Such data often shows slow-but-steady progress when it comes to bringing more employees from all backgrounds into the co… -
H-1B Lottery: Trump Administration Wants to Kill It for Good
Is the H-1B lottery about to end for good? That’s the surprising Oct. 28 announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Trump administration. Under the proposed rule, th… -
10 Tech Jobs That Could Grow in 5 Years Thanks to A.I. and Automation
Over the past few years, there’s been quite a bit of chatter over the jobs that artificial intelligence (A.I.) will destroy. However, it’s also worth examining the human jobs that A.I. will help… -
Weekend Roundup: Facebook, Twitter, and the Battle Over Section 230
It’s the weekend! Before we call it a week, let’s revisit some of the biggest tech stories of the past few days, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's comments at a Congressional hearing that… -
What Technologists Working From Home Say They Really Need
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year, technologists across the country rushed to build out their home offices. For some, replicating their in-office experience at home was as simple a… -
What GitHub Pays Senior Software Engineers vs. Google, Microsoft
If you build or maintain software, you’re familiar with GitHub. Millions of developers rely on the massive code repository for everything from source code management to version control and team c… -
29 Skills and Programming Languages Essential for Software Developers
So you want to become a software developer/engineer. Which skills and programming languages will prove the most valuable to learn? That’s an important question, and fortunately there’s a lot of d… -
H-1B Policy: How Trump and Biden Compare to Each Other
We’re just under a week away from Election Day, and it’s worth comparing the respective policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden when it comes to the H-1B. The outcome of the election could impact…