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Oculus Go Takes Its Shot at Lower-Cost Virtual Reality
Although virtual reality (VR) has been somewhat overshadowed by augmented reality (AR), it’s still very much a focus of tech firms and developers. Perhaps no company is more devoted to the VR spa… -
New Tool Details What a Freelance Developer Should Charge
Whether you’re doing freelance work full-time or tackling a side project, deciding on an hourly rate is tough. CodeMentorX’s new 'rate finder' tool can help you decide what to charge, even down t… -
Apple's Marzipan Platform May Have Sweet New API
Marzipan, Apple's (alleged) unified platform for mobile and desktop, continues to float around the proverbial rumor mill. But according to the latest scuttlebutt, it seems a more sensible option… -
Android and iOS: Which Offers More Jobs? And Which Pays Better?
It took ten years, but Google and Apple seem to have settled into something of a détente when it comes to smartphone operating systems. You don’t hear as many tech pundits opining about the suppo… -
Swift Gains as iOS and macOS Language, While Objective-C Declines
If you’re interested in building apps for iOS and macOS, and haven’t yet jumped aboard the Swift bandwagon, now is perhaps the time: Dice’s database shows that demand for jobs focused on Objectiv… -
Is Virtual Reality Becoming a Commercial Failure?
Back in ye olden days of 2016, virtual reality (VR) seemed ready for a mainstream breakthrough. Encouraged by tech giants such as Facebook (which had acquired Oculus in 2014) and Valve (which rel… -
How to Know If Freelancing Is Right for You
Many developers have entertained the idea of freelancing or consulting. It sounds great, but jumping into something you know little about can be scary. Here are a few things to know about going f… -
Swift 4 Officially Launches Alongside iOS 11
[caption id="attachment_137468" align="aligncenter" width="2357"] Swift[/caption] Along with this week's launch of iOS 11 came another big step for Apple's mobile ambitions: Swift 4 has been offi… -
7 Top Python GUI Frameworks
As a Python developer, sooner or later you'll want to write an application with a graphical user interface. Fortunately, there are a lot of Python GUI options: The Python wiki on GUI programming… -
How to Choose Between a Job and Freelancing
[caption id="attachment_140731" align="aligncenter" width="6832"] Take a job or work as a freelancer? Decisions, decisions.[/caption] Get a full-time job at a company, or go it alone as a freelan…