Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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The Biggest Threat to Your Job: Immigration or A.I.?
What do Americans view as the biggest threat to their long-term employment—immigration or artificial intelligence (A.I.)? The results are nearly split: some 58 percent believe that technology wil… -
For Microsoft, the 'Windows-First' Era is Over
The era of Windows is over. Actually, that’s not entirely true: Windows continues to run on hundreds of millions of desktops and laptops around the world. Everyone from gamers to business owners… -
Amazon Continues to Lead the Smart Speaker Market
Voice-activated digital assistants and “smart speakers” continue to dominate the consumer sphere; if you’re an app builder or developer, you’re probably wondering how you can monetize these platf… -
Which Programming Languages Should Tech Pros Learn Long-Term?
Which programming languages should tech pros learn over the long term? That’s an interesting and vital question, considering how the popularity of a language can have a sizable effect on your car… -
Where Do Developers Want Their Careers to Go?
Where do developers want their careers to go? According to the recent Stack Overflow Developers Survey, a majority of these folks want to either found their own company, or else work in a more sp… -
IBM Unveils Deep Learning as a Service
Over the years, various companies have rolled out all sorts of “[Fill in the blank]-as-a-Service” to meet tech pros’ increasing appetite for cloud-based tools. Now, in the age of artificial intel… -
Google Positioning Its Smartwatch Efforts as Cross-Platform
Google has decided to rebrand its wearables platform. Formerly known as “Android Wear,” the search engine giant’s smartwatch operating system will now have the moniker of “Wear OS.” If you think… -
Artificial Intelligence Doesn't Scare Developers: Survey
When it comes to artificial intelligence (A.I.), what excites developers are some of the very things that make ordinary folks terrified of the technology. In the latest Stack Overflow developer s… -
Google Opens Its Maps API to Augmented Reality Development
The blockbuster success of “Pokémon Go” in 2016 demonstrated that augmented reality, when married with the right content, could prove wildly successful among a broad cross-section of users. But i… -
Tech Pros Dread This Programming Language the Most
Which programming languages do developers love and hate the most? That’s a much-debated (and much-analyzed) topic, and Stack Overflow’s latest developer survey offers additional fodder for discus…