Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Weekend Roundup: Apple Has 'Knives Out'; Layoffs Looming
From rising chatter about layoffs to the Apple iPhone's stringent product placement to the new Xbox specs, this week had something for pretty much everyone. Let’s jump in! Layoffs Looming? Dozens… -
JavaScript, Python, Java, and More Languages That Employers Want
What programming languages do employers really want? In most cases, that obviously depends on the job itself. However, HackerRank’s 2020 Developer Skills Report gives some insight into which lang… -
Hackers Want to Participate More in Code Development
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) will play a greater role in discovering code vulnerabilities in the years ahead, suggests HackerOne’s latest survey of the hacker ecosystem. In addition, hackers wa… -
Google, Microsoft, Amazon Engineer Salaries Revealed: Which Pay Most?
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are locked in fierce competition with one another. Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates the market for cloud services and storage, but Microsoft is pouring tons of re… -
Interested in Data Science? Here’s a Breakdown of Data, ML Platforms
Data science is a rapidly growing area of focus for many companies, and for good reason: The right kind of data, analyzed correctly, can yield insights that translate into better and more profita… -
Most Employers Will Increase Immigration Headcount This Year: Survey
A majority of employers expect their foreign-national headcount to increase or stay the same over the next 12 months, according to a new report on immigration trends from Envoy Global, an immigra… -
Technology Job Newbies Face Stagnant Salaries (Things Get Better)
Let’s say you’re new to the technology industry. Maybe you graduated from a traditional four-year college with a degree in computer science, or you spent a couple of months in an intensive bootca… -
Weekend Roundup: App Store Confidential, 'Westworld,' and More
It’s (almost!) the weekend, and that means we have the usual roundup of the tech world’s odder, more interesting bits. This week, the world’s richest man is trying to save the world, Apple is fre… -
COBOL Developers Want to Stick with the Aging Language
COBOL (“Common Business-Oriented Language”) is 61 years old. It has outlasted the Cold War, innumerable bad fashion trends, and dozens of technology-industry trends. Not only is the language stil… -
Top States for Technology Salaries and Growth
The 2020 edition of the Dice Salary Report revealed some key things about the tech industry and the technologists who work in it. Nationally, average annual pay within the tech industry hit $94,0…