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Good enough never is (or is it?)

Startup Lessons Learned

The team was demoing their AJAX-powered map solution, the first of its kind, to senior management at Google. Lean manufacturing , agile software development , and Theory of Constraints are all examples of this idea in action. We already know who to distribute the product to (or else why would we care what they think?).

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Lessons Learned: Why PHP won

Startup Lessons Learned

For most of its existence, PHP didnt have a standard package-distribution system or very good module support. PHP may not be a great language, but the platform it enables does attract one particular kind of great developer: the cutting edge web gurus who work primarily in javascript, DHTML, and Ajax. You should try Python.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

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In such a case youll have the right to use it, but not to decompile or distribute it and probably youll pay a license amount for it. FuePi (2010-06-21) # Youre very good at describing Agile Development without all the technical terms (Extreme Programming, Early Prototyping, Story Cards, Test Driven, et. BTW: great keynote at Railsconf!