Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Why You Should Explore the Kotlin Programming Language
When Google announced earlier this year that Kotlin would become a first-class language for writing Android apps, it excited a crowd of programming enthusiasts already familiar with the language’… -
Coding Dojo, Amazon Pair to Teach Alexa Skills-Building
The various devices running Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant have proven solid hits with consumers. Anxious to ensure that Amazon doesn’t lock up the digital-assistant market, rivals such as Goog… -
Becoming a Small-Company CTO
What does it take to become a CTO at a smaller company? Different small firms have different tech needs, of course, but the one consistent theme is a need for CTOs to wear a lot of (proverbial) h… -
Apple CEO Talks Manufacturing, Developer Jobs
In case you harbored any doubts about it, Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks that advanced manufacturing still has a place in the U.S. economy. “The likelihood of robotics absorbing an assembly-type thing… -
What Apple's iPhone Teaches About Building Teams
Building a great product—whether a piece of hardware or software—requires a great team. But what defines “great”? In many ways, it’s not just about selecting tech pros with the right mix of skill… -
Google Open-Sources T2T, a Deep-Learning Trainer
Google continues to release new open-source artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning (M.L.) tools. Its latest effort: Tensor2Tensor (T2T), a platform for training deep learning models… -
Kotlin Climbs RedMonk's Latest Programming Rankings
RedMonk has released its latest programming-language rankings. The analyst group builds its list by pulling language rankings from GitHub and Stack Overflow, blending those datasets in order to p… -
Trump, Tech CEOs Talk Immigration, Tech Reform
When U.S. President Donald Trump hosted tech’s top CEOs at the White House this week, the talk inevitably turned to artificial intelligence, education, immigration, and other hot-button topics. A… -
How Much Should Employers Pay STEM Graduates?
Every June, a new wave of college graduates hits the job market. How much can these graduates expect to earn in their first job? That’s an important bit of information for recruiters and tech fir… -
Spaces Versus Tabs Can Determine Developer Pay
For some software developers, the question of whether to use spaces or tabs for code indentation is a hotly contested one. There’s even an episode of the HBO comedy “Silicon Valley” in which a ch…