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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Mobile Developers & Publishers Have Overwhelmingly Positive View of Platforms
Read more: Mobile Developers & Publishers Have Overwhelmingly Positive View of PlatformsIn response to the European Commission’s announcement of the intention to introduce new legislation to govern the relationship between platforms and businesses, the Developers Alliance conducted a survey of European-based developers and publishers to examine the need for such intervention. Over the course of several weeks in October 2017, we surveyed over 110 European-based developers…
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Brookings Study: Digitalization’s Impact on U.S. Workforce
Read more: Brookings Study: Digitalization’s Impact on U.S. WorkforceYesterday we wrote about digitalization influencing future jobs, but even the current state of the digital workforce is a significant change from 10, 15, 20 years ago. A recent report, “Digitalization and the American workforce,” by Brookings Institute explores how digitalization has influenced nearly every industry and workforce in the past decade, not just startups…
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Don’t read this: just Trust me
Read more: Don’t read this: just Trust meYour data is everywhere. This isn’t anything new – your data has been widely available in the offline world for decades. What’s changed is that data has moved online. What’s new is our ability to USE that data to solve complicated problems by identifying patterns and trends in rapidly changing or highly complex systems. What’s…
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The Jobs of the Future Are in the Hands of Developers
Read more: The Jobs of the Future Are in the Hands of DevelopersThere are many common threads in each of the job descriptions – for instance, the free flow of data is basically assumed, and many of these jobs may face unforeseen and ill-advised regulatory hurdles. But the common thread that stuck out to me was that all of these jobs will be dependent on coding, or…
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Stock Options in the House Tax Overhaul Bill
Read more: Stock Options in the House Tax Overhaul BillYesterday, the House passed its tax overhaul bill (HR 1). House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA 23) has praised a provision that would allow employees of not (yet) public companies who exercise stock options to defer paying the taxes they owe for up to five full years.
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Legislation Moves Forward on H1B Visa Exemptions
Read more: Legislation Moves Forward on H1B Visa ExemptionsToday the House Judiciary Committee passed the Protect and Grow American Jobs Act, HR 170, which aims to curb companies from abusing the H1B visa system. Alliance members and tech employers rely on H1B employees who bring valuable skills from foreign countries. But companies that hire large numbers of H1B-dependent employees, often underpaying them market rate…
