Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Microsoft, Amazon A.I. Alliance May Fix Their Weaknesses
Last week, Microsoft and Amazon announced they would allow Cortana and Alexa, their respective digital assistants, to interoperate. At least at first glance, the partnership is a peculiar one. Ma… -
How Programming Languages Differ Around the World
Do developers and tech pros in developing countries use the same programming languages and technologies as their colleagues in places like the United States? Stack Overflow decided to crunch the… -
Microsoft "Mixed Reality" is Just Hyped-Up VR
In May, executives at Microsoft’s Build conference announced a new generation of “mixed reality” headsets. The term “mixed reality” has drifted around scholarly circles for many years. As origina… -
Evaluating the Best Bootcamps for You
For tech pros who want to quickly upgrade their skills, bootcamps are an intensive (and often expensive) route. In exchange for the opportunity to rapidly learn a new skill or programming languag… -
App Developers, This Data Might Freak You Out
App developers: here’s a bit of data that might freak you out. According to comScore’s 2017 U.S. Mobile App Report, most of the major channels for app discovery—including app stores, word-of-mout… -
The Most Popular Open-Source Skills
What do tech pros see as the most valuable open-source skills? According to a new study by Dice and The Linux Foundation, it’s less about specific skills—for example, the ability to program in a… -
The Benefit of Paying for Employees' Certifications
It’s a frequent debate for employers large and small: should they pay for tech professionals’ certifications and continuing education? When it comes to open-source technologies—which drive much o… -
Your Boss May Pay for Your Open-Source Certifications
Nearly half of companies (47 percent) are willing to pay for employees’ open-source certifications, according to a new study by Dice and The Linux Foundation. That’s great news for technology pro… -
Google Headphones Hint at Wearables Challenge
Google is supposedly hard at work on a pair of “smart” headphones that will allow users to interact with the company’s voice-activated digital assistant. The blog 9to5Google stumbled across refer… -
Google Unveils Android Oreo
Google has officially given the eighth iteration of its Android mobile operating system a nickname: Oreo. That name should come as little surprise, given Google’s proclivity for naming the succes…