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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team. I hope many will read this and have an answer for the question, “what’s the different between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?&#. What makes a great tech team?

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[Infographic] Silicon Valley Engineering Salaries In 2012

YoungUpstarts

The continuing tech boom has resulted in strong competition for top engineering talent, resulting in a subsequent upward surge in salary scales as well. 2012 has proved to be a great year for developers – at least as far as financial compensation goes. But how much has it grown? Despite a year-on-year fall of 3.6-percent

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What Do Web Developers Do Exactly?

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Web developers need to have a wide range of skills and knowledge, including: Knowledge of various coding languages such as C+, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and HTML markup. Client service and support. Project management. Effective communication skills.

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A Startup CTO’s Take on Early Technology Choices & Tradeoffs

View from Seed

If you want to build a website that, say, keeps track of your favorite restaurants, you might think, “Ruby along with Rails are great choices here, so let’s do that.” NVV: Startups are all about tradeoffs, and engineering is a great example. Making good tradeoffs is a core skill of a senior engineer.

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50 Places You Can Learn to Code (for Free) Online

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MIT OpenCourseWare : Find more than a hundred online course materials for electrical engineering and computer science in MIT’s OpenCourseWare collection. Udacity : Udacity is a great resource for finding programming courses, including Intro to Computer Science, Web Application Engineering, and Software Testing. Hackety Hack!

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Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?

www.bothsidesofthetable.com

Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering? This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team. They’ll have a view on whether Ruby on Rails is worth the hassle. Raising Venture Capital.

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

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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. As an Advisor to thoughtbot the past couple years, I’ve come to place a lot of weight and trust in Chad’s opinion.