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How To Get Your Web Development Career Started

YoungUpstarts

Whether you are a self-taught web developer or have spent a few years in college learning all of the basics and getting experience, you might be struggling to get your career started. There are plenty of tech jobs out there right now because of the high demand for new technology and websites. Try Some Open Source.

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Hiring A Web Developer: 11 Questions You Must Ask Ahead Of Time

YoungUpstarts

If you are a business owner who is not an expert in web development, finding someone (or an agency) you can trust to build your website is critical. To help with your vetting process, here are eleven questions to ask your would-be developers before making a decision: 1. By Uri Foox, founder of Pixafy. What do you do?

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models.

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Software Development Companies in Southern California

SoCal CTO

This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies. They are generally the senior most person responsible for custom software development, database design, database administration, web development, etc. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies.

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[Infographic] Reinventing The Internet With Blockchain

YoungUpstarts

The traditional internet is built on open-source protocols , such as TCP/IP, HTTP, or SMTP. Blockchains are the open-source data layer protocols that will act as the basis for the new, decentralized web. Blockchain technology presents a new way to completely separate from the internet as we know it, and start over.

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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

At some point in the past year I watched a video of an Eric Sink presentation and he asked the following question (he said it was asked of him by a college student): Why would someone buy your product when it has an open source competitor? Are there exceptions in the open source world? The UI could kill small animals.

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Making Web Design Easier With Duda

Duct Tape Marketing

Making Web Design Easier With Duda written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Iati is the C o-founder and CEO of Duda – a website development platform used by thousands of agencies around the world to build sites for their customers. Marketing Podcast with Itai Sadan. Head over to Wix.com/Partners.

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