Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Check Out Developers' Top Programming Languages
Knowing the most popular programming languages among developers can help recruiters discover the best talent, by zeroing in on those tech pros who are clearly keeping in-demand skills up-to-date.… -
How Much More Will a STEM Degree Earn You?
Which cities offer the biggest salary advantages for those with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) degrees? According to a new analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by B… -
Developers Desperate to Stay Current: Survey
A new global survey of developers (PDF) reinforces what anyone in the tech industry has known all along: That those who build software for a living are concerned about keeping their skills up-to-… -
Robots' Next Big Job: Trash Pickup?
You’ve heard of self-driving cars, fast-moving robots, and automated homes. Now a research group led by Volvo, a waste-recycling company, and a trio of universities in the United States and Swede… -
Apple's Changed the Game for Web Developers
With the release of iOS 9, Apple has triggered a crisis among Web developers and publishers. The root of that crisis is the new operating system’s ability to block ads on mobile websites. (LifeHa… -
Job-Interview Tips for Academics
Sooner or later, most academics wonder whether they should leave the university and join the commercial world. That decision is an extremely personal one: While the university system offers the c… -
Academia to Tech Company: Résumé Building
When tech companies want big brains to work on cutting-edge projects, they often head to academia, where some of the biggest brains are already hard at work on some of the world’s most pressing i… -
Writing a Letter of Resignation
Unless you intend to stay at your company until retirement (certainly a viable option, even in the fast-evolving world of tech), sooner or later you’re going to have to resign from your position.… -
Slack Concerned About Its Diversity
Although it’s not nearly the size of Apple, Google, or other tech giants, communications-startup Slack has followed their collective lead with its own diversity report, accompanied by a good deal… -
Facebook Co-Founder Thinks You're Stressed
Dustin Moskovitz, who co-founded Facebook along with Mark Zuckerberg and a handful of others, has a new posting on Medium in which he suggests that the tech industry is burning out its best and b…