Three former executives of the climate friendly housing technology company Green Canopy NODE have left to create Cambia Capital, a sustainability-focused real estate investment firm. Aaron Fairchild, Andy Wolverton and… Read More
Locked out of hair salons by the coronavirus pandemic, Simmi Sen was looking for a way to provide her style-conscious middle school friends with a new ‘do. So what she… Read More
— Every Labor Day weekend, thousands of gamers descend upon the Washington State Convention Center for PAX West, the Pacific Northwest’s largest gaming convention. The 2019 edition marks the… Read More
Liz Dunn started her career as a software developer at Microsoft two years after the company moved to Redmond, Wash. She remembers that it was a big deal — in… Read More
What if the annual Miss America pageant could spark an interest in technology? Allison Farris could be just the person to make that happen. Farris will be representing Washington, D.C.,… Read More
Since launching in 2014, Seattle-based AppSheet has focused on helping businesses develop their own data-based apps without requiring those businesses to hire a team of developers or requiring that users… Read More
Catherine Rabasa was already a cool tech kid thanks to her love for coding at such an early age. But the 8-year-old wanted to make her laptop look even cooler,… Read More
Seattle is the fastest-growing U.S. city for software developer jobs, according to a new report from job database Glassdoor. The study also revealed that U.S. retail saw more gains in… Read More
Amazon has acquired GameSparks, a UK company that builds backend tools for developers behind marquee game franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and Final Fantasy, according to a report from The… Read More
Developer bootcamp Coding Dojo is planning 30 Amazon Alexa Skills Workshops for at least 1,500 developers by the end of 2017. The Bellevue, Wash.-based coding school worked with Amazon to develop… Read More
The programming languages that developers use to create software are as varied and dynamic and spoken language. New languages crop up and existing ones evolve over time and borrow from one another. The… Read More
Before even graduating from the Techstars Seattle 2017 class, Stackery CEO Nate Taggart had a check in hand — and not just the $120,000 that startups get when they join the… Read More
Minecraft, the wildly popular game that lets players create infinite worlds, will soon allow community developers to sell storylines, games within the game, new landscapes, and adventure maps directly to players.… Read More
Tech jobs that are plentiful and pay well dominate a new list of the best jobs in the United States in 2017, according to Indeed. The job search site found that… Read More
Coding Dojo, a Bellevue, Wash.-based developer bootcamp, is launching a new training program for Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, starting today. It’s the latest sign of the rising popularity of voice-enabled virtual… Read More
In one week, Jeremy Wallace will graduate from General Assembly‘s full-time, immersive web development course, armed with a set of skills to help him find a job. He’ll also celebrate… Read More
Jason Norris is the man behind Dolly — an on-demand app for requesting a vehicle and a hand when moving big, heavy objects around town. A serial entrepreneur, he built the platform… Read More
Veterans in Washington state now have a chance to attend a very different kind of bootcamp using the GI Bill. The Veteran’s Administration and state government have approved the Seattle-based coding… Read More
With all the emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math, better known as STEM, many people would be satisfied with a high-paying career in software development, with rising opportunity and good benefits. But Jonathan… Read More
If the best jokes are the ones that strike closest to the truth, than this fake job description for a front-end developer should be extra funny for many in the tech… Read More
When Timothy Crosley isn’t working on security solutions for DomainTools, he devotes his time to open source projects. He runs Simple Innovation, a software development business that builds apps on… Read More
In January of last year, Liz Rush began studying software development in the first class of Ada Developers Academy, a tuition-free coding school for women. After successfully graduating from Ada, Rush worked… Read More
During his 18-year tenure at Infosys, Pradeep Prabhu pioneered the IT company’s cloud business. Along with colleague Prasanna Raghavendra, the engineers saw a need for a developer-facing platform that could still work with common… Read More
With so many companies today needing websites, apps, and other technologies, the demand for developers is increasingly expanding well beyond the tech sector. But between steep competition and a finite talent pool, many companies struggle to secure… Read More
If you were asked to come up with an idea for a month-long project to expand and solidify your skills in your chosen field, what would you pick? This is… Read More
Cannabis is a fast-growing new industry and startups that got in at the beginning of the legalization trend are reaping the benefits. Leafly, for example, is expanding its Seattle headquarters.… Read More
The arrival of Oculus, and its subsequent acquisition by Facebook, created new buzz around virtual reality (VR), but much of the excitement focuses on hardware, as does the resurgent skepticism.… Read More
Adam Lieb knows games. The 28-year-old Seattle native built his first online gaming community at age 11 and later sold it to IGN. At 15, he generated thousands of dollars per week… Read More
OfferUp, a startup that provides an alternative marketplace to Craigslist, continues to expand, sparking fundraising rumors and speculation that it will soon join the elite club of “unicorns” in the Seattle region, companies… Read More
In December Front Desk raised $4 million in Series A funding, bringing the three-year-old startup’s total funding to over $11 million. The fast-growing company is using part of the investment to expand… Read More