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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

“The short answer is that it will take 10 hours,” answers Werdelin, who built a Twitter clone in a one-day Ruby on Rails course. But a good developer could make it quicker.”. Assume $160 for a Ruby on Rails course plus free Heroku, a cloud platform as a service that allows you to instantly deploy an app. 3) Facebook.

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Which language should my startup use?

www.reincubate.com

Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Attending events around London, or talking with some of the development agencies present at the events, one might hear a startling set of opinions.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

www.quora.com

" Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea. Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life? Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? Adrian Seeley if you actually need a web developer - use elance.com. Rockstar v.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

My example: I have mainly programmed _by choice_ in Python, Ruby, Scala, Haskell, C# and currently I’m doing Java. I am a dev working on.net stuff as well as ruby/c/js/coffeescript and whatnot. You can “use” NET and program in C#, Ruby, Python, Boo, Lua, and various other languages. March 25, 2011 at 1:41 pm.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

These are the geniuses clogging up Craigslist’s “Computer Gigs&# with ads saying stuff like “Need iPhone Developer: Compensation: 30% of profits (when we get them)&# or “Ruby on Rails ROCKSTAR needed: $20/hr&# [link] Nils Noack Definitely a good read! Looking forward to reading your next post! How To Get There.

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Lessons Learned: Why PHP won

Startup Lessons Learned

In my role as a CTO, Ive always tried to choose the right tool for the right job. Good article, this is exactly the reason Im still primarily a PHP developer rather than Ruby or Python. To me on of PHPs best attributes is that its C for the Web. Given that startups depend on superstars to survive, why stick with PHP?

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Disclaimer: my company creates websites, iPhone/iPad apps and other software, and we provide requirements gathering/business analysis services to all of our clients, for free. I am a Ruby on Rails programmer and have written the first line of code for a few startups. Click on my name for the link. to this simple version."