Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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This State Gained the Most Tech Jobs Last Year
California enjoyed the fastest net gain in tech jobs among U.S. states, according to new data from CompTIA. Between 2014 and 2015, the organization reported, California added 59,500 jobs. New Yor… -
Uber's Bug Bounty Features a Twist
Security pros, take note: Uber is offering sizable bounties for bugs. The ride-sharing firm wants to ferret out vulnerabilities in thirteen categories, including SQL injection, cross-site scripti… -
Apple Releases Swift 2.2
Swift 2.2 is now out in the wild. Apple open-sourced Swift, its next-generation programming language for iOS and Mac OS X apps, in December 2015. As a result, the release features contributions f… -
11 Highest-Earning Developer Jobs
Whatever their specialty, software developers are in high demand—but how much are they actually earning? That depends on a number of factors, of course, including seniority, geographic location,… -
Can the iPad Revitalize the Tablet Market?
As Apple reportedly gears up to deliver a smaller iPad Pro, it’s worth asking about the health of the tablet market. Earlier this year, analytics firm IDC predicted that the tablet market fell 10… -
Why Side Projects Can Help Your Job Hunt
Long hours are nothing unusual in the tech industry. Whether you’re a developer facing hundreds of hours of crunch time in order to ship a new game, or a datacenter administrator on a tight deadl… -
Alphabet Selling Off Robotics Arm
In December 2013, Google announced plans to acquire Boston Dynamics, creator of robots such as the four-legged BigDog and Cheetah. Following that acquisition, tech pros and pundits opined freely… -
Game Developers Facing Unpaid Crunch Time
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), which hosts industry conferences for game-builders, plans on monitoring game companies’ use of “crunch time” to complete projects. An officia… -
Hack a Chromebook, Earn $100,000
Among tech professionals who specialize in security, Google is known as a company more than happy to shell out cash in exchange for bugs. The company claims it paid more than $2 million last year… -
Apple’s Jony Ive on Hiring by Worldview
Apple design head Jony Ive isn’t known for giving many interviews and public presentations, although he’s opened up more in the past few years. Nonetheless, when he does choose to speak, he often…