Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Will Trump Kill the H-1B Visa Program?
Now that Donald Trump is President-elect of the United States, many in the tech community are wondering what changes (if any) will come to the H-1B program. For those not in the know, H-1B visas… -
Stopping Bad Code from Happening to Good People
As any QA tester will tell you, commercial software is riddled with faulty code—which is a real issue, when you consider that criminals can use those vulnerabilities to compromise whole systems.… -
How Google Tests Its Massive Infrastructure
Google’s core services are used by hundreds of millions of people, which makes testing the underlying code a Herculean task, to put things mildly. Over the years, Google has adapted to this chall… -
Using Cybersecurity to Boost Your Career
Ask most people outside of the tech industry to define ‘cybersecurity,’ and they’ll probably describe something along the lines of network monitoring and access management. And while those are vi… -
Microsoft's Azure Launches Bot Service Preview
This week, Microsoft launched a preview of its Azure Bot Service. Billed as a “bot service that scales on command,” the platform integrates with Microsoft’s templates for building bots, as well a… -
A New Way to Read the Startup Market
Curious about the state of the startup market? A new index, the Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer, will track the “overall health of the business environment for private technology companies base… -
Should Tech Pros Be Paid to Apply to Jobs?
When it comes to applying for jobs, most candidates know the drill: you send in your résumé and cover letter, receive a callback (hopefully), and interview with a hiring manager. At many companie… -
Haskell, an Old Language, Grows in Popularity
November’s edition of the TIOBE Index, which ranks programming languages on popularity, contains precious few surprises: yet again, Java, C, C++, C#, and Python occupy the top five ranks. The Ind… -
'StarCraft' is the Latest A.I. Testbed
Gaming is a rich arena for artificial intelligence (A.I.) research. What better way to test a platform’s ability to adapt and improvise than to put it in a competitive situation, especially again… -
Samsung's Viv May Emerge as A.I. Rival
Samsung seems ready to enter the digital-assistant game. According to Reuters, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy 8 smartphone will feature a voice-activated artificial-intelligence app, similar to Apple’…