Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Programming Languages Favored by Women Developers
HackerRank’s new survey of women developers reveals quite a bit, including which programming languages they know best. Java topped that list, with over 60 percent of women developers professing k… -
The Startup Trend That Might Attract More Experienced Candidates
Recruiters and hiring managers sometimes have difficulty convincing an experienced tech pro to work for a startup. Those professionals in mid-career may view startups as too unstable for their ta… -
More Women Pursuing Computer Science Before Becoming Developers
Women are more likely than ever to study computer science before moving into a career as a developer, according to new data from HackerRank. HackerRank surveyed some 14,000 professional developer… -
Google Offering Crash Course in Machine Learning
Is your CEO suddenly repeating the phrase “artificial intelligence” over and over again? Are your clients jabbering endlessly about making an app “smarter”? If so, you might need to take a crash… -
Alexa Introduces New Skill, 'Kids,' That Devs Can Monetize
Over the past year, Amazon expanded the categories of Alexa skills that developers can monetize, eventually reaching seven: Education & Reference Food & Drink Games, Trivia & Accessories Health &… -
IBM Unity SDK Could Change How Developers Build AR, VR
IBM’s Watson division is working with the creators of the Unity game engine on an open-source SDK that could make video games (and anything else built with Unity, such as virtual-reality environm… -
Google Pushes Flutter, Its Cross-Platform Framework, into Beta
Google has issued the first beta release of Flutter, its mobile UI framework that allows developers to build native interfaces in both iOS and Android. The search-engine giant is emphasizing the… -
Charlotte's Women in Tech Face a Gender Pay Gap
Women who work in Charlotte’s tech scene face an income gap with men, according to a new report from personal-finance site SmartAsset. Based on SmartAsset’s data, women in Charlotte earn 82 perce… -
Utah Pushes to Become Autonomous-Driving Haven
Utah may soon become a hotbed for autonomous-driving technology. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, a new bill making its way through the state legislature may legalize the use of self-driving c… -
Android and iOS: Which Offers More Jobs? And Which Pays Better?
It took ten years, but Google and Apple seem to have settled into something of a détente when it comes to smartphone operating systems. You don’t hear as many tech pundits opining about the suppo…