Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Pay Remains Tech Pros' Big Motivator
Last year, the average tech salary in the U.S. hit $92,081, according to the latest edition of the Dice Salary Survey (PDF). Although that represents a slight decline from 2015 (when the average… -
Check Out the Highest-Paying Data Skills
According to Dice’s latest Salary Survey (PDF), those tech professionals who specialize in data warehousing and analytics can expect to pull down high salaries. While that isn’t exactly a shockin… -
Uber's Diversity Report Isn't Diverse at All
Uber has released its long-awaited diversity report, and the results show that the company isn’t diverse at all. Globally, Uber’s ranks are 63.9 percent men, 36.1 percent women; once you isolate… -
These Tech Hubs Pay the Highest Salaries
Although average technology salaries in the U.S. remained essentially flat (~1 percent) year-over-year, certain skills are in especially high demand, according to the new Dice Salary Survey (PDF)… -
Agile Beating Out Waterfall Methodology
Twenty years ago, when most software came in a physical box and the Web moved at a (relative) crawl, Waterfall methodology dominated development. Teams would take their sweet time establishing re… -
Are Most Developers Interested in New Jobs?
Only a fraction of developers are actively looking for a new job, according to the latest developer survey from Stack Overflow. Some 62.1 percent of developers said they weren’t actively looking… -
Uber's Diversity Numbers Lag Other Firms
Some 15 percent of the technical employees at Uber are women, according to a new Bloomberg article. That lags the percentage of technical employees who are women at Facebook, Google, Airbnb, and… -
Which Game Platforms are Attracting Developers?
What gaming platform has the most developer momentum behind it? According to a survey taken earlier this year by the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the PC continues to dominate; of the 4,500 d… -
JavaScript, Java Top RedMonk's New Language List
RedMonk has (finally!) issued the latest edition of its bi-annual programming-language rankings. This time around, the analyst firm stuck to its usual process of evaluating programming languages.… -
Y Combinator Investing in A.I. Track
Tech incubator Y Combinator is devoting a “vertical group” to artificial-intelligence companies. The program will offer those A.I. startups a grab-bag of useful perks, including office hours with…