development

Downtown Seattle construction boom at a record $5 billion — 40 percent higher than last year

by Kurt Schlosser on July 20, 2017July 21, 2017 at 6:31 am 3 Comments

If the cranes dotting the skyline weren’t a clear enough indication, a new report from the Downtown Seattle Association says that the city is in the midst of a record… Read More

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It takes a village to work and live near Facebook: Housing, retail part of plans for California campus

by Kurt Schlosser on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 at 10:52 amComment

It’s one thing to live on Facebook in a virtual sense, as 2 billion people worldwide do on a monthly basis. But now the social media giant wants to expand… Read More

Suburban sprawl drives songbirds apart

by Alan Boyle on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 at 6:25 pmComment

Researchers at the University of Washington report that suburban development is forcing lovebirds in the Seattle area to split up and miss their best chance to raise a family. We’re… Read More

Report calls Seattle the ‘crane capital of America’ as ongoing tech boom transforms cityscape

by Kurt Schlosser on October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 at 12:31 pm 9 Comments

If looking up in Seattle has you feeling down — because change is hard — a new report may not make things any better, or it will at least confirm what… Read More

Notice of proposed land use rant: In rapidly changing Seattle, developers are a prime target

by Kurt Schlosser on September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 at 11:35 am 5 Comments

Proposed land use signs are a familiar sight around Seattle. From West Seattle to Ballard and everywhere in between, the large white signs planted in the front yard of an old house or… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Zillow seeks Director of Sales Training and Communication

by Eli Etzioni on July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 at 2:15 pmComment

Zillow, the online real estate service based in Seattle, recently announced ownership of the majority of real estate searches in the United States. Zillow acquired real estate rival Trulia for $2.5 billion… Read More

Who is going to lead Seattle? City seems absolutely stumped as growing pains take toll

by John Cook on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 at 3:10 pm 24 Comments

The silence was nearly deafening. After an hour-long panel discussion last week about some of the growing pains facing Seattle, an audience member by the name of Phyllis Lamphere took… Read More

Code Fellows expands to Chicago with spring development accelerator

by Blair Hanley Frank on March 3, 2015March 2, 2015 at 6:41 pmComment

Code Fellows is expanding the reach of its education programs for developers once again by opening up a new program in Chicago. The Seattle-based code school is bringing its Full-Stack JavaScript… Read More

HealthCheck: Software monitoring inside out

by Dmitry Frenkel on July 20, 2013July 20, 2013 at 6:10 pm1 Comment

When we release software to customers, we immediately begin to consider how to monitor it. The goal is to find problems as early as possible, and always before our customers.… Read More

These high-schoolers developed a community safety app for the Portland Police

by Taylor Soper on May 27, 2013May 27, 2013 at 1:12 pm1 Comment

Portland high-schoolers are helping keep its community safe all thanks to a mobile app they created. Partnering with the Portland Police, 14 students from Franklin and Wilson High School spent… Read More

Measuring interruptions: How to keep your team in the ‘zone’

by Alex Weinstein on March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 at 1:08 pm1 Comment

When you look at productive output from a software development team, there’s one factor that almost always predicts problems. You can have top talent; an outstanding idea; great agile process.… Read More

Microsoft ‘TouchStudio’ uses phone to program phone

by Todd Bishop on April 11, 2011April 13, 2011 at 11:17 am 2 Comments

The capabilities of mobile phones have come a long way in the past few years, but a new Windows Phone app from Microsoft takes things a step further — allowing… Read More