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How to launch a startup without knowing a line of code

The Next Web

The part that would require the most complex development – the true innovation that no one else does. For many startups, this was the secret to massive success : David Quail is a super talented software engineer, with one exit already under his belt. Can a real person perform these tasks manually?

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

This literally the dumbest, most ignorant piece that I’ve ever read about software development and/or hiring programmers. A language is just a tool for a good developer, not a limitation. I fit all criteria of the people you’re looking for except for the junior developer one. Look what happened to Gawker.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs. Nothing essential that I disagree with you in your post, but when read by other people with minimal software engineering experience, they can have too high expectations.