Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Facebook May Jump Into the Bot Game
Facebook’s annual F8 conference, slated to run April 12-13 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA, is the social network’s chance to show off its latest developer tools. In addition to the… -
The Need for a Chief Data Officer
A few years back, a Chief Data Officer (CDO) was a (relatively) rare creature within an organization. Although the volume of data held by most organizations has grown exponentially over past deca… -
Google Launches Android Studio 2.0
Google has launched Android Studio 2.0, its official platform for building apps for Android-powered phones, tablets, and watches. New features include Instant Run, which allows developers to see… -
Are Friends the Most Effective Hiring Tool?
How do tech pros find new jobs? This year’s edition of the annual Stack Overflow survey provides some valuable insight—including some data-points that may hearten recruiters. Roughly 63 percent o… -
How Tech Pros Hunt Down New Jobs
This year’s edition of the annual Stack Overflow survey suggests that most developers aren’t actively searching for jobs—and when they jump to a new gig, it’s because a friend referred them. Roug… -
Office Challenges That Drive Developers Nuts
A lot of things drive developers nuts. But what drives them nuts the most? According to a new survey of nearly 50,000 developers by Stack Overflow, there are several strong contenders. Some 34.9… -
JavaScript Tops Stack Overflow Ranking
Stack Overflow just published the results of its annual developer survey, in which it queried 56,044 coders around the world about everything from their age to their job priorities. As with previ… -
Winter for Startup IPOs?
For many a tech pro, the dream (at least in broad strokes) is fairly simple: build and launch a startup, lead it to blistering growth, take it public, and profit enormously. That dream helped dri… -
Google's April Fools' Prank Backfires
Google is famous for launching a handful of jokes every April Fools’ Day, but one of this year’s efforts may have gone a little too far. “Gmail Mic Drop” was built on a simple premise: Gmail user… -
Are Bots the Future of Productivity?
Last week, Microsoft launched @TayandYou, a “chat bot” designed to engage people on Twitter. The company’s Technology and Research teams claimed that chatting with Tay would make it smarter, than…