How to Game the App Store, Google Play, or Any Chart System Nate Swanner, December 5, 2018 6 min read Topping the rankings on any app store helps notoriety and "buzz," which in turn helps developers' earnings. We’ve...
Depression Far Too Common Among Tech Pros: Survey Nate Swanner, December 5, 2018 3 min read Depression is nothing to laugh about, regardless of how many Reddit memes about it try to ease us past the sadness. A...
When You Should (or Shouldn’t) Send Interview Thank-You Notes Nate Swanner, December 4, 2018 4 min read Thank you notes are a great way to follow up on a job interview, but should you always send one? Conventional wisdom...
Survey: Should Open-Source Repo Maintainers Be Paid? Nate Swanner, December 3, 2018 3 min read Recently, users discovered a popular open-source JavaScript library executing malicious code to steal cryptocurrency...
Your Job Interview: What to Wear, and Which Looks to Avoid Nate Swanner, December 3, 2018 6 min read After a series of phone screenings, you’ve finally landed a job interview with a company you’re really excited...
Open Office & Virtual Desktop is Our Nightmare Come True Nate Swanner, November 30, 2018 4 min read We were wrong. In October, we discovered a product meant to help you stay focused in an open office setting. It was...
JavaScript Dependencies: Why You Should Watch Them Closely Nate Swanner, November 29, 2018 4 min read Last week, someone injected malicious code into a wildly popular JavaScript library. The library wasn’t hacked; the...
Swift Is Getting LSP Support in Future Release (It’s a Big Deal) Nate Swanner, November 29, 2018 4 min read Swift, the upstart language poised to cement itself amongst the most-used in the industry, will soon support the...
Apple’s Supreme Court Case is Important for All Developers Nate Swanner, November 28, 2018 6 min read Large tech companies being sued usually isn’t interesting, at least to developers. Such lawsuits typically boil down...
VC Funding Fueled 20-Year Silicon Valley Wage Decline: Study Nate Swanner, November 27, 2018 4 min read Over the past 20 years, wages in Silicon Valley have actually fallen 14 percent, according to new research from the...
