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Silicon Valley’s ‘meritocracy’ hides a discriminatory streak

The latest evidence: Oracle is sued by a sales manager who says he was fired for refusing to pay less to IT workers from India

Abracadabra! Harry Potter, ghosts, and magic at the help desk

Skills or sorcery? When you're working tech support, sometimes you need a little of both to get to the bottom of the issue

Ex-Oracle salesman claims complaining about wage discrimination got him fired

An Oracle sales director allegedly said a lower salary offer was 'good money for an Indian,' according to a new lawsuit

Man or myth: The $3 million Google engineer

Is there really a software engineer at Google making $3 million a year? Maybe, but it would be unusual

Mobile apps no pot of gold for developers

Market economics spells bad news for developers hoping to cash in on mobile

Foiled! How to beat software vendors’ sneaky price increases

Between complex licenses and the cloud, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP have lots of ways to hike up prices. Here's how to fight back

2014 isn’t looking any better for IT jobs

Hiring for IT jobs slowed in 2013, and 2014 doesn't bode much better, thanks to continued decrease in overall labor market

Hot IT job skills in 2014: Mobile, Web development, and big data

Companies are also looking for workers with more traditional skills for security and quality assurance jobs

What’s the best programming language to learn first?

OpenSuse forums hack raises vBulletin zero-day exploit possibility

The OpenSuse site maintainers recommend using strict directory permissions and alternative authentication systems