Learning Tech

Watch Steve Jobs Talk Business, Management Philosophy

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 10, 2018

In 1992, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs talked business to a class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Someone was kind enough to record that session, …

Building Up the Experience to Land Your First Tech Job

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 5, 2018

So you’ve just graduated school. If you don’t already have a job offer in hand, you’re probably looking for employment of some sort—and you’re likely to …

Apple Leans on Swift to Educate Teachers with New Initiative

Nate Swanner, 

March 30, 2018

Apple is building a learning hub for high school teachers in Chicago. The goal: instruct those educators in how to educate students in coding. At the …

Find the Right Language or Skills Course With One Handy Website

Nate Swanner, 

March 28, 2018

Choosing the right online course or platform for learning a new skill can be daunting, but we’ve found a website that can help narrow your search. …

Many Bootcamp Grads Have Trouble Finding Work: Survey

Nate Swanner, 

March 14, 2018

Bootcamps are expensive and time-consuming, as well as unregulated. Some people question their usefulness in finding students a job in tech, but new data shows that …

Attending Bootcamp After Graduation May Boost Tech Salary: Study

Nate Swanner, 

March 6, 2018

For tech pros, when it comes to the “bootcamp or college?” question, the answer is often binary: you go to one or the other. But as …

Google Offering Crash Course in Machine Learning

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 5, 2018

Is your CEO suddenly repeating the phrase “artificial intelligence” over and over again? Are your clients jabbering endlessly about making an app “smarter”? If so, you …

Universities Want to Bring Ethics to the Tech Industry

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 15, 2018

A few U.S. universities are introducing new courses that will explore the ethical ramifications of technology. The goal is to bring “a more medicine-like morality to …

Swift Playgrounds, iOS Updates a Boon for Devs and Educators

Nate Swanner, 

February 12, 2018

Swift Playgrounds, Apple’s iPad app for learning the Swift programming language, is growing up. New features are making it (and iOS in general) enticing for developers …

Google, Coursera Launch New IT Support Certification

Nate Swanner, 

January 17, 2018

Google and Coursera are announcing a new program aimed at those ready to break into information technology (IT). The aptly named Google IT Support Professional Certificate …