If you follow the TIOBE Index, which attempts to rank the popularity of the world’s programming languages, then you know there’s never a lot of movement at the very top of the rankings. So it’s s…

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing more burnout among technologists, according to a new survey by Blind. Blind, which anonymously polls technologists about their experiences, found that 73 percent…

The COVID-19 pandemic may force more than 250,000 legal immigrants to leave the country by the end of June, according to a new analysis by the Niskanen Center, a think tank that advocates immigra…

Last year, the fastest-growing job title in the world was that of the machine learning (ML) engineer, and this looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. According to Indeed, the average b…

In the previous two installments (part one is here, followed by part two), we mentioned the concept of merging branches in Git. Let’s go into merging in more detail. When you perform a merge, you…

If you’re trapped inside, you might think about learning a new skill or programming language. Fortunately, it seems that a number of online-learning portals are adjusting their offerings to meet…

When it comes time to build an app or website, keep in mind that privacy is key. Pew Research Center has some new data emphasizing how a significant percentage of users really dislike the idea of…

Although Git is integrated in many different editors, such as Visual Studio Code, it’s important to also know how to use Git from the command line. If you’re new to Git and spend some time in the…

You made it to the weekend! Before you close that browser and boot up Netflix, let’s cover some of the biggest tech stories of the week that we haven’t already touched on, including layoffs at Ly…

Two traders who left Citi and JPMorgan in 2017 and 2018, respectively, are hiring technologists from banks for their new venture, and they're open to doing so entirely remotely. In other words, t…