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Do Tech Pros Need To Say ‘No’ When They See Something Wrong?

Nate Swanner, 

April 12, 2018

At some point in your tech career, a hard choice has to be made. Do you continue down the path your managers laid out, or go …

Become a Software Engineer Without a Computer Science Degree

Leslie Stevens-Huffman, 

February 27, 2018

Can you have a successful career as a software engineer if you don’t have a formal computer science degree? The answer is “yes,” according to Spencer …

Facebook Again Tagged as Great Tech Employer

Nate Swanner, 

December 7, 2017

If you’re looking for a dream job in tech, it seems Facebook is the place to be. According to Glassdoor, a job with Facebook is the …

Are Bootcamps & MOOCs Outdoing Universities?

Nate Swanner, 

October 26, 2017

To degree, or not to degree? That’s the question facing many in tech. Four-year degrees are a consideration not only for newcomers to the tech industry, …

Do Contract Workers Hurt Full-Time Tech Hiring?

Nate Swanner, 

October 5, 2017

The conversation around tech employment tends to focus on the linear process of interviewing and hiring full-time employees. But contract workers are also a huge issue. …

Software Architects Earning Top Dollar: Report

Nick Kolakowski, 

September 25, 2017

What’s in a job title? A better salary, for one thing. According to new survey data from infrastructure-automation firm Puppet, tech pros with “architect” in their …

Can Remote Work Help Curb H-1B Visa Use?

Nate Swanner, 

August 22, 2017

If you ask many domestic tech workers, H-1B is a problem. Ask the executives hiring foreign workers, and they often say there’s not enough talent stateside …

Want Remote Work? Follow These 5 Twitter Bots

Nate Swanner, 

August 15, 2017

Working remotely is something that many strive for, and it’s fast becoming a benefit tech workers want their employers to offer. Doing it full-time can make work …

H-1B Visa Program is Great for Everyone: Study

Nate Swanner, 

August 10, 2017

According to a new study, the H-1B visa program has left everyone in a better place. It asserts that, although jobs are being handed to foreign …

Was Google Response to ‘Manifesto’ Good Enough?

Nate Swanner, 

August 8, 2017

For all the hand-wringing over one Google engineer’s ‘male rights manifesto’ discovered over the weekend, the company behind it has escaped rather unscathed. Was Google’s response …