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Lessons Learned: Why PHP won

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 12, 2009 Why PHP won When I first learned to program on the web, Perl + CGI was the dominant platform. But by the time I was building my first websites for commercial use , PHP had taken over. Writing unit tests or mock objects in PHP is an exercise in constant frustration.

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Framework Benchmarks Round 11

TechEmpower

clancats (php). limonade (php). New dependency tool that helps organize, unify, and simplify required software (e.g., software such as python2 is now easily loaded/reused without contributor knowledge required). The new frameworks are: silicon (C++). aleph (clojure). pedestal (clojure). crystal-raw (crystal). jawn (java).

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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. But where do the software development companies in Southern California congregate?

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How to Choose a Programming Language as a Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

Whether you’re building the next best home automation system, a revolutionary robotics product, or a new kind of software, the programming language you use to make it happen is the foundation of your work. Ruby is suitable for everything from top-end enterprise software to simple websites. PHP with Laravel Framework.

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Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software

crowdSPRING Blog

More than ever, small businesses and startups must execute and bring their software-based products or services to market quickly. One risk of moving fast involves selecting software technologies that allow you to bring your products/services to market quickly, but that ultimately may not easily scale to accomodate increasing traffic.

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What we can learn from the evolution of Content Management Systems

The Next Web

From banking software to cell phones, as markets develop and grow, more user-friendly products with fewer but highly-polished features are winning the game. Does that apply in software world? I didn’t really expect that consumer product evolution patterns will be so similar to software products – but the facts may surprise you.

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5 reasons VCs should favor code-savvy founders

The Next Web

Venture capitalists look for a variety of intangibles when evaluating the entrepreneurs who they consider backing — vision, passion, integrity, confidence — but how many look for a background in software development? The software developer community is pretty tight-knit — word will get around if a workplace is awesome or awful.

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