SoCal CTO
JUNE 13, 2011
We had an interesting presentation at the LA CTO Forum by the CTO of a startup who chose Groovy / Grails as the framework for their startup. t prompted a good discussion around how CTOs go about choosing the programming language and framework for their startup. Misconception #1 - "You can build things 10x faster in Ruby."
blog.captainrecruiter.com
MARCH 8, 2012
I found the group of Ruby enthusiasts in SFRuby to be quite active and social. I volunteered as a teaching assistant in Sarahs very first class teaching Ruby and the two of us became good friends. Or Gimp, or the 1000s of other open source projects, built for free by software engineers. Act accordingly.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 28, 2013
The other day, I took part in a forum about technology education in Brooklyn. There was a CTO in the room who had a fifty plus person tech team and so I asked him, "How many of your developers learned their trade in the classroom versus being essentially self taught?". What would the equivalent at a school look like?
www.reincubate.com
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
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. Ruby on Rails doesnt scale? Technology enthusiasts tend to get tangled up in enthusiasm for their chosen platforms, so wed like to provide an objective summary.
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
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! This happens a lot.
blog.expensify.com
APRIL 24, 2012
Do a curl (or your.NET equivalent) on each domain, and see how many are running a Windows server: I think you’ll find the fraction very small. My example: I have mainly programmed _by choice_ in Python, Ruby, Scala, Haskell, C# and currently I’m doing Java. It’s an *freaking open source*.net
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 12, 2009
When we started IMVU in 2004, we could rely on a staggering amount of open source software that jumpstarted our initial product offering. Although this was annoying for sysadmins, security consultants, and language purists (and for those who had proprietary modules that couldnt be bundled), it was a huge boon for developers.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
330 
Let's personalize your content