Articles for Career Growth
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Curious Why SwiftUI Uses the ‘$’ Prefix? Here’s What’s Going On.
When SwiftUI launched at WWDC 2019, the Apple developer community was taken by surprise. Throughout the week, WWDC sessions continued to delight developers in attendance, but many on-site (and be… -
Python Keeps Swallowing the Programming Universe: TIOBE
Whoever chose the name ‘Python’ for the programming language had the gift of foresight: It’s swallowing up the developer world as fast as it can, according to the latest data from TIOBE. Python l… -
ARKit 3 Ushers in RealityKit, Priming Us for Augmented Reality Glasses
At WWDC 2019, Apple introduced us to RealityKit, augmented reality (AR) tooling that is undoubtedly the foundation for the holy grail of augmented reality: an eyeglasses-like heads-up display. Pr… -
Student Resources for A.I. and Machine Learning Education
If you listen to the tech pundits (and many tech-firm CEOs), artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning (ML) will define the future. And they’re certainly not wrong: virtually every indu… -
Changing The Way The World Moves
How Ford’s Technical Specialists Manage a Globalized Workforce The automotive industry is in a state of rapid change. In addition to the expedient move to electrification, auto manufacturers arou…Sponsored -
Data Engineer Remains Top In-Demand Job
Companies remain hungry for “data engineers” and other roles that involve wrestling with massive datasets. According to a breakdown of data from Burning Glass’s Nova platform, which analyzes mill… -
Trump Immigration Plan Adds Confusion to H-1B Controversy
Last month, President Trump introduced a sweeping immigration reform plan. One of the plan’s proposals would fundamentally alter how tech firms source high-skilled workers from other countries. B… -
MapR, Once a Tech Unicorn, Faces Destruction
MapR, the Apache Hadoop specialist that was once a tech “unicorn,” faces shutdown. The company has struggled to secure the cash that will allow it to continue operations. Despite investments of $… -
Five 'Gotchas!' in a Nightmare Delphi, C++ Project
This is a tale of the "fun" I've had creating some software. It involves taking a Microsoft technology called Virtual Channel and using it with an older programming language, Delphi. I want to sh… -
Chief Privacy Officer: The Next Big Job in Tech?
Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are reportedly in the middle of negotiating a huge settlement over the company’s privacy breaches. For Facebook, it’s not just a matter of cash, ev… -
Want to Build a Game Boy Game? Now's Your Chance
If you’re a tech professional of a certain age, you no doubt remember Nintendo’s Game Boy, the handheld game system with the iconic design. Although the device seems unbelievably primitive by mod… -
Why Finding Your 'Work-Life Integration' is Better Than 'Work-Life Balance'
We’re all familiar with the so-called Work-Life Balance. But, this conjures up visions of see-saws that must be perfectly balanced with equal weights on both ends at all times to ensure success.…Sponsored