Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Robot for a Boss? Most Workers Wouldn't Mind.
Would you rather take orders from a robot or a flesh-and-blood manager? According to a new study from Oracle and Future Workplace, a clear majority of Americans (64 percent) would trust a robot m… -
9 Non-Technical Skills That Technology Workers Really Need
Lots of materials online focus on the technical skills you need to succeed in a technology role—which makes total sense, because without those skills, you can’t do the job. However, “non-technica… -
Uber Layoffs of 350 Workers Hint at Struggle for 'New Normal'
Uber’s corporate bloodletting continues, with the ride-sharing giant planning to lay off an additional 350 employees across a number of divisions. At least some of those laid-off employees belong… -
What IBM Pays H-1B Software Engineers and Developers
What does IBM pay its H-1B workers? That’s a good question, given how critics of the H-1B system insist that the major tech companies use the visa to import workers from overseas at cheaper price… -
Finance Technology Software Engineers: Salaries at Visa and Others
Although Apple releasing a credit card attracted a lot of attention earlier this year, the technology industry has always been interested in finance. It’s been two decades since the launch of Pay… -
Top 7 Programming Languages That Employers Really Want
Which programming languages are most in-demand by employers? That’s an excellent (and vital) question for developers out there, especially those who want to leverage their skills to land a partic… -
Oracle Hiring Cloud Experts, Despite Cloud Chaos
Oracle plans on hiring some 2,000 employees to work on its cloud offerings, despite signs that the tech giant is wrestling with its overall cloud strategy in the face of fierce competition from A… -
Programming Languages Businesses Demand Right Now
The tech industry is constantly fluctuating and evolving, which also means that the programming languages businesses use and demand from tech professionals is too. So, which programming languages… -
Data Jobs Dominate Job Growth: Burning Glass/NOVA
Analytics matter more than ever: that’s the big takeaway from this month’s breakdown of data from Burning Glass’s NOVA platform, which analyzes millions of active job postings. As with previous m… -
Python, Java Top List of Languages In-Demand by Employers
Which programming languages do employers most want their employees to master? According to a new breakdown by IEEE Spectrum, Python tops that particular list, followed by Java, C, C++, and JavaSc…