Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Google Bug Bounties Totaled $6.5 Million Last Year
Google paid out $6.5 million in bug bounties in 2019, which is double what the company paid in any previous year. That’s due in large part to boosted reward payouts for discovering certain types… -
Game Developers: Are Stories of 'Crunch Time' Overblown?
Do most game developers really struggle with endemic overwork and “crunch time,” as news reports often suggest? A new survey suggests the answer is “no”—with some important caveats. According to… -
Technologists Face a ‘Benefits Gap’ with Remote Work, Tuition, 401(k)
Let’s talk benefits—specifically, the benefits that employers are actually offering, and the ones you desperately want. The Dice 2020 Salary Report revealed quite a bit about what technologists e… -
Dice 2020 Salary Report: Which Cities, Skills, and Occupations Paid the Most?
Welcome to the 2020 edition of the Dice Salary Report. In order to obtain the latest data on the top technology salaries, we surveyed more than 12,800 technologists over two months. Whether you’r… -
Oracle vs. SAP: Which Pays Higher Salaries to Software Engineers?
Oracle and SAP have been locked for years in fierce competition for business customers. Oracle co-founder (and former CEO) Larry Ellison has further fanned those flames with some well-timed trash… -
Game Developers Wary of Subscriptions, Cloud Streaming
Game developers remain overwhelmingly interested in building games for the PC, despite a new generation of consoles and streaming services competing for gamers’ attention. There’s also some poten… -
USCIS Faces $350 Million H-1B Lawsuit from Tech, Consulting Firms
A consortium of tech companies wants a $350 million refund on H-1B visa application fees—and it’s willing to sue U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in order to get it. USCIS “has u… -
Uber's Autonomous Driving Effort Enters Washington, D.C.
Despite its early promise, autonomous driving has ended up on a bumpy road. Simply put, it’s hard to train software to handle the chaos and unpredictability of the modern road—especially if you’r… -
Software Developer: Really the 'Best' Job in America?
Every year, U.S. News and World Report generates a list of the “best jobs” in America. For 2020, software developer topped that particular list—the only technology-related job to make the Top 10.… -
Weekend Roundup: How Bezos Got Hacked; Google's Ethics in A.I.
We covered a lot this week (Mozilla layoffs! Cybersecurity issues related to the U.S.-Iran tensions! Goldman Sachs killing a programming language!) but there’s no rest for the weary: For this edi…