Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Microsoft CEO Not a Huge Fan of Remote Work During COVID-19
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella isn’t as big on remote work as some of his executive peers, according to a short interview with The New York Times. Other large tech companies have wholeheartedly embr… -
Google, Apple, Amazon, Other Tech H-1B Salaries in 2020: Still High
How much are some of the biggest names in tech paying their H-1B workers? To figure that out, we crunched some numbers from the H1B Salary Database, which indexes the Labor Condition Application… -
April Tech Jobs Still Up Year-Over-Year in Many Cities, Despite Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, tech companies across the country have settled into a new rhythm. Employees are working from home, and sysadmins and system engineers are busy readjusting corp… -
How Google, Apple, Facebook Plan Returns to the Office Post COVID-19
As states across the country try to figure out how and when to lift their stay-at-home orders, companies are also determining the best time to bring employees back to the office. It seems that th… -
Weekend Roundup: Uber CEO Layoff Approach, Unreal Engine 5
It was quite a week, huh? Before we plunge into the weekend, here’s a rundown of some interesting stories from the past few days that we hadn’t yet covered, including reports of Uber CEO Dara Kho… -
Apple Hiring Focus: Cloud, Machine Learning Experts
A new report by Protocol suggests that Apple is hiring legions of cloud-computing experts, suggesting a rising interest in cloud-based apps and services. “The quantity and quality of the new hire… -
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon Engineer Salaries Stay Competitive
As the COVID-19 crisis grinds on, cloud-centric tech companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon have found themselves in a peculiar position. On one hand, the need for cloud-based app… -
Twitter Employees' Work-From-Home May Be Permanent
Twitter has decided that many of its employees’ remote-work status, put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will become permanent. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey outlined this new always-work-from-ho… -
Is COBOL Programming a Good Long-Term Career?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there’s been a burst of news stories about a sudden need for COBOL developers. The narrative goes something like this: State governments have never migrated som… -
8 Programming Languages Technologists Really Want to Learn
Which programming languages do technologists really want to learn? According to a new survey from HackerEarth, Go tops the list, followed by Python, Kotlin, and some highly specialized languages…