Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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How Security Pros Protect Themselves Online
When security experts head online, how does their behavior differ from that of non-experts? According to a new research paper from a group of Google research scientists and engineers (itself base… -
IBM Offering 50 Open-Source Projects for Devs
IBM released 50 projects to the open-source community, including analytics packages and e-commerce apps. The move isn’t purely altruistic; in order to access the code, developers must head to dev… -
The Brewing VR Platform War
In a new article on Polygon, HTC executive Jeff Gattis suggested that “mainstream” virtual reality is still three to five years away. HTC, of course, has an interest in the virtual reality market… -
Apple Watch Sales Worth Developers' Attention
As expected, Apple didn’t release sales figures for the Apple Watch during its July 22 earnings call. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook indicated that sales are solid, pushing back against recent repor… -
Holacracy: Chaos, or Way of the Future?
Earlier this year, Zappos announced that it would move from a traditional management hierarchy to a “Holacracy,” with decision-making authority spread out among teams. At least on paper, Holacrac… -
When Google Staffers Revealed Their Salaries
Imagine a couple of employees at your company create a spreadsheet that lists their salaries. They place the spreadsheet on an internal network, where other employees soon add their own financial… -
Visual Studio 2015: What Devs Need to Know
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2015, the latest iteration of its integrated development environment (IDE). The platform offers all sorts of bells and whistles for developers, including impr… -
What Makes a Great Developer?
What makes a good developer? That’s a question that could define your career. Learn the necessary skills and adopt the right attitude, and you could spend the next few decades happily developing… -
Google Prodding Devs to Use Go
Six years ago, Google launched Go, an open-source programming language with a C-like syntax, designed to make Web development both stable and speedy. Google uses Go for some of its internal devel… -
Will Security Fears Finally Doom Adobe Flash?
Well, that escalated quickly. A day after Facebook’s head of security suggested the Web would be better off without Adobe Flash, Mozilla executive Mark Schmidt announced that Firefox would block…