This month, the University of Washington graduated a record number of computer science students. But despite growing computer literacy, the demand for developers still far outweighs the supply. To address this… Read More
Smartphones are everywhere. The number of worldwide smartphone users is expected to surpass 2 billion in 2016. Even now it’s hard to step into an elevator or coffee shop without… Read More
Disney has maintained a strong Seattle presence since buying Paul Allen’s Starwave in 1998. The media giant and its affiliates have been steady job creators in the region, focusing on design and development… Read More
Paul Furio had a big job at Amazon, managing teams that built the gaming software development kit, sample games and 3D Toolkit for the Fire Phone, helping the Seattle company make its entrance… Read More
Algorithms are essential for many app developers, but they tend to be dispersed across obscure academic journals and are difficult to access for engineers in the private sector. That’s a pain point… Read More
Yesterday Zillow announced the successful completion of its merger with Trulia. Although the acquisition will involve some layoffs on Trulia’s side, Zillow is still actively seeking engineers and developers. The… Read More
Lesley Baker is a software developer and mother of two. When her oldest son started struggling with physical pain, she found a way to use her skills to help kids… Read More
Apple’s iTunes Connect system for submitting apps and media to the iTunes Store is back up after Apple took it down this morning when developers began noticing an issue that… Read More
Zillow’s rapid growth doesn’t show signs of slowing any time soon. Earlier this week GeekWire learned that the online real estate company is eyeing 115,000 square-feet of additional office space… Read More
It’s been almost a year since Target suffered a massive security breach, exposing the personal information of millions of customers. Though it certainly took a hit, the retailer has more… Read More
Amazon is offering Android developers up to $15,000 in Amazon Coins digital currency to attract more apps to the Amazon Appstore for its upcoming Fire smartphone, which the company announced earlier… Read More
We engineers are a picky bunch. We spend countless hours coding apps and websites. So, when it comes tools and programming languages, we have lots of opinions. With the recent… Read More
The chart above tells quite a story. That blue line — the one that looks like a hockey stick — shows how interest in computer science from freshmen at the University of Washington in Seattle… Read More
It’s open season for Chromecast apps. Google released its Google Cast Software Development Kit today. The SDK allows developers to create new apps for the company’s $35 streaming video dongle,… Read More
Amazon announced Thursday that it has completely redesigned the portal for developers interested in taking advantage of the resources it has to offer. The new site is designed to be a… Read More
Learning how to code certainly seems to be one of the hot topics in the technology world right now, whether it’s encouraging kids to get involved, or trying to figure out… Read More
If you’re a Windows developer, you’re now a Windows Phone developer, too, and vice versa. Microsoft announced today that it is unifying its developer programs, so that Windows Phone developers… Read More
If you’re a developer in Seattle looking for a place to write some software and meet fellow engineers, there’s a new place to do so. Called DevLocal, the co-working space… Read More
Imagine, for a second, that you’re a developer working hard on a big project. But inhibiting progress is that pesky, frustrating Ruby issue that’s nearly impossible to figure out. Or… Read More
It’s a big day for Buddy. The Kirkland-based company, which provides back-end mobile app support, today introduced a new “Sound-as-a-Service” product that allows developers to choose from more than 20,000… Read More
Every programmer likely remembers how they learned to code. For guys like Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the magic began on the Teletype Model 33. For others, it may have been… Read More
Part of Carter Rabasa’s job at Twilio is to support the developer community here in Seattle, and he’s already done that by helping put together cool events like CascadiaJS and… Read More