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The Market Is Hot for Code Climate, NextView’s Newest Investment

Genuine VC

The two companies had been working together for a while, especially as both are deeply embedded within the Ruby on Rails developer community, with a strong following for their respective offerings. It essentially gives developers another set of eyes on every commit. I consider it a must-have default for most projects.” “I’m

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Entrepreneurs: regarding equity to developers

chrischandler.name

You will require money if you plan on developing software. If you’ve considered finding and asking a developer for his or her time in exchange for sweat equity, I’m going to strongly advise you against it. Not only are these requests often derided, they are often insulting to the developer. So when is equity OK?

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Mass Relevance Launches with Funding

Austin Startup

He’s joined by Brian Dainton and Eric Falcao, two seasoned Ruby developers who will hold the titles of Director of Products, and Director of Platform. I’ve been exploring ideas to work with these guys for a while because they are incredible developers. Chief Content Officer for ad:tech.

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How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development

mashable.com

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development. Check) Stage 2: Develop App. (in

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