Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Tech Professionals Still Fighting for Work Balance
The Dice Salary Survey, in addition to giving a rundown of what technology professionals make in various industries, also reinforces what other studies have been saying: Many people within the te… -
Security+, Ethical Hacking Top Security Certs
In its recent survey of 435 senior-level cybersecurity professionals, security-training firm Cybrary found that the demand for people who can protect IT infrastructure against attacks is only inc… -
Code Your Own 'Star Wars' Lightsaber
As part of its intensive promotion for the new “Star Wars” movie, Google just launched a browser game called “Lightsaber Escape.” At first glance, it’s very much a standard action title, tasking… -
Breaking Into Quantum Computing
Although researchers have spent decades investigating quantum computing, it wasn’t until recently that the segment began to draw public attention, thanks in large part to Google’s much-publicized… -
3 Tips for Handling Online Job Applications
If you’ve ever applied for a job at a large company, you’ve likely encountered the dreaded online application form. Keep these tips in mind the next time you’re confronted with one: Do a Cover Le… -
Are Companies Really Using Apache Hadoop?
These days, it seems impossible to have a discussion about Big Data without mentioning Apache Hadoop, the open-source framework that allows firms to run data applications on large hardware cluste… -
Can Facebook at Work Win Business?
Over the past few years, developers have taken a different approach to business software. No longer are all office-centric apps as boring and functional as a pipe wrench; new platforms such as Sl… -
Learning the Wolfram Programming Language
Stephen Wolfram is famous for designing the Mathematica software platform, in addition to the Wolfram Alpha “computation knowledge engine.” A few years ago, he jumped on the cloud-and-mobile band… -
Outsourcing Apps: The Next Big Opportunity?
VC firm Andreessen Horowitz recently invested $10 million in Gigster, which outsources app development. Rather than hire an in-house team (or cobble together a group of freelancers) to build soft… -
Apple Makes Swift Open-Source
As widely expected, Apple has made Swift open-source. Those interested in playing around with the language can visit Swift.org, which features source code and documentation (as well as slow loadi…