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How to Choose a Programming Language as a Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

From your team’s familiarity with the language, to development costs and available resources, there are many factors to consider when choosing a programming language. Let’s face it – you’re probably an excellent salesperson, a great networker and a capable businessman, but software development is a whole other story.

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5 Lies CTOs Tell To Feel Better About Coding

YoungUpstarts

by Jinesh Parekh, CEO of Ruby on Rails consulting shop, Idyllic Software. Jinesh Parekh is the CEO of a Ruby on Rails consulting shop, Idyllic Software. Hey there, you amazingly resourceful person. You’re doing everything. You’re coding, testing, fixing issues and managing people. Cheers to you! You’re the CTO.

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[Infographic] Silicon Valley Engineering Salaries In 2012

YoungUpstarts

2012 has proved to be a great year for developers – at least as far as financial compensation goes. percent year-on-year to US$118,900, according to an infographic from Silicon Valley technical recruiting firm, Riviera Partners. But how much has it grown? Despite a year-on-year fall of 3.6-percent

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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. Not to downplay developer happiness. The web development continuum has sound, safe, but stodgy on one side and shiny-obsession at the risk of unknown stability on the other.

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Hiring Employee #1

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Hazards of hiring by Eric Sink — Great tips, including some specific to hiring developers (for more on the latter, here’s another ). I don’t care if this person is going to spend 60 hours a week writing inscrutable code that only a Ruby interpreter could love. Writing skills are required.

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

The Next Web

Could $100,000 and the right developer skills make you an overnight billionaire? With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. But a good developer could make it quicker.”.

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Tesla has always put a huge emphasis on product development and technological advancement. They invented Ruby on Rails, were one of the earliest proponents of remote work, and took customer service to new heights. because of how they're disrupting application development across all sectors. I most admire Bubble.io