Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Can Cloud Computing Skills Boost Your Job Security?
If the tech industry’s most recent round of quarterly financial results made anything clear, it’s that cloud computing and services are surviving—and perhaps even benefitting from—the impact of C… -
Python Learning Video Courses Expand to Data Tools
There’s never a bad time to learn Python. If you’re totally new to this snaky language, never fear—there are tons of tutorials and documentation online to help you get started. In September 2019,… -
C Takes Programming Language Popularity Crown: TIOBE
If you follow the TIOBE Index, which attempts to rank the popularity of the world’s programming languages, then you know there’s never a lot of movement at the very top of the rankings. So it’s s… -
COVID-19 Burnout Growing Among Remote Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing more burnout among technologists, according to a new survey by Blind. Blind, which anonymously polls technologists about their experiences, found that 73 percent… -
COVID-19 May Force Out 125,000+ H-1B Visa Holders
The COVID-19 pandemic may force more than 250,000 legal immigrants to leave the country by the end of June, according to a new analysis by the Niskanen Center, a think tank that advocates immigra… -
Online Courses During COVID-19: Programming Languages, Tech Skills
If you’re trapped inside, you might think about learning a new skill or programming language. Fortunately, it seems that a number of online-learning portals are adjusting their offerings to meet… -
Building a Website or App: Why Privacy Remains Key
When it comes time to build an app or website, keep in mind that privacy is key. Pew Research Center has some new data emphasizing how a significant percentage of users really dislike the idea of… -
Weekend Roundup: Lyft, Lime Layoffs; Oculus Sales Spiked
You made it to the weekend! Before you close that browser and boot up Netflix, let’s cover some of the biggest tech stories of the week that we haven’t already touched on, including layoffs at Ly… -
Will Uber Lay Off 20 Percent of Its Workforce Due to COVID-19?
A new report in The Information suggests that Uber may lay off up to 20 percent of the company’s employees, including engineers and other technologists, in a bid to survive the impact of COVID-19… -
Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown, Technologists Optimistic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant portion of technologists worked remotely at least some of the time. Now, with cities and states across the country on lockdown, many more are figuring…