This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tabby Toney, a 37-year-old former software engineer in Oklahoma, about leaving tech for a blue-collar career. It's been edited for length and ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

With AI shifting the role of software engineers, Google's senior director of product says more developers will be involved in deploying products.