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More Coders. More Diversity.

Feld Thoughts

Too often, aspiring engineers who lack the funds to pursue a computer science degree from a university or take part in a bootcamp find themselves locked out of technology jobs, despite often severe talent shortages. The post More Coders. After about six months, graduating apprentices are qualified junior developers, ready to work.

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What we can learn from the evolution of Content Management Systems

The Next Web

Your potential customer base grows as tools become simpler and easier to use, even non-coders can build a professional website with minimal effort. In general, at the time, you had to be an engineer to even think about creating a website. 2 nd decade (early 2000): The First Content Management Systems (CMS). The answer is yes.

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Hail The March Of The Citizen Coder

YoungUpstarts

by Jonas Lim, Director, Solution Engineering (Asia), Salesforce. Can we afford to wait for the rise of these coders to attend the workforce? Therein lies the need for the citizen coder. Self-taught and digitally native, the citizen coder is a symbol of 21st century success and a ready-made solution to a yawning skills gap.

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

SoCal CTO

These are often the same things that cause a founder to reach out to me about helping their CTO, VP Engineering, tech team, off-shore development, etc. How strong is product management? It''s hard to manage a development team when you are not very technical. Some of the top symptoms are: Frequently missed deadlines.

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Binpress – A Marketplace to Find Affordable and Trustworthy Code for Web Development

VC Cafe

The purpose of binpress is to save coders time coding by finding existing solutions to time consuming problems. Binpress charges a 30% commission to coders who want to sell in the marketplace, for this fee binpress will: - Actively bring users to the site with the intention of increasing sales. A marketable landing page.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. When I got to college, I did not see myself as a full-time coder, so I majored in biology, which was my favorite subject at the time. Tell me a bit about your background.

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How to hack the recruitment process to find the best developers for your startup or agency

The Next Web

The right developer on the other hand can start you off on the correct footing, pivot any incorrect tech choices, network to pull in more skilled coders and motivate them to do their best work. Cold­ calling: ­ Various forms of chicanery to attempt to get around our office managers that answer the phone. Go to the coders.

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