Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Tech Hubs' High Cost of Living
If you’re a recruiter or employer in a major tech hub such as San Francisco, you know that the cost of living is high. No matter what you pay in salary and perks, tech pros in those cities will j… -
Avoid Self-Sabotaging Your Job Interview
Every job interview features an element of the unknown. No matter how much you’ve researched the company and reviewed your potential answers, there’s always the chance of an unexpected question.… -
‘Pokemon Go’ Lessons for App Developers
Curious about what a blockbuster game (or app) looks like from a metrics perspective? App-analytics firm App Annie dug into the numbers behind “Pokémon Go,” revealing some interesting tidbits for… -
Programming Languages with Greatest Growth
Curious about how nonprofits and other organizations generate their lists of the world’s most popular programming languages? With its latest programming rankings, IEEE Spectrum provides a bit of… -
Tech Unemployment Rose (Slightly) Last Quarter
The technology industry’s unemployment rate rose slightly in the second quarter of 2016, hitting 2.1 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the second quarter of 2015, it r… -
Apple Working on Augmented Reality
Apple is dedicated to augmented reality, the technology that overlays digital holograms on real-world surroundings via a screen or lens. During his company’s quarterly earnings call, Apple CEO Ti… -
Tech Skills With the Fastest Job Growth
Dice recently analyzed its database of job postings to see which skills had seen the greatest year-over-year growth between June 2015 and June 2016. It’s no surprise that many of the skills exper… -
The Value of Killing a Project Fast
When is it better to kill a project? Silicon Valley often lionizes failed technology efforts, provided those projects had ambitious aims. Fail as fast as possible, goes the maxim of many a startu… -
Learning the Tools to Build Self-Driving Cars
Interested in breaking into the nascent self-driving car industry? A new online course could give you the tools necessary to train automobiles how to drive themselves. Udacity’s Self-Driving Car… -
Is the Smartwatch Market in Decline?
Is the smartwatch market in trouble? Analysts and pundits have asked that question ever since tech firms began releasing smartwatches to consumers. The question might have a little more weight th…