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Rally Software Acquired By CA Technologies for $480 Million

Feld Thoughts

Congrats to my friends at Rally Software on the announcement that they’ve signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by CA Technologies for $480 million. Part of the fun of having a blog for a long time is that it captures some of the history – in the moment – of what’s going on.

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Joel on Software is Shutting Down. Long Live the King.

Software By Rob

Joel Spolsky is going to wrap-up his blog on its 10-year anniversary, just a few days from now. The memories I have of Joel on Software , especially from 2001-2004, run deep. These were my formative years as a developer, and Joel published some of his best work during this time. Surely you’ve heard the news by now.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. A consulting CTO can help you find and qualify a permanent technology partner, a lead developer, a user experience expert or interaction designer, a graphic designer, or a VP of engineering. Beware, however!

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My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? And yes, he’s as smart as he sounds on his blog and podcast. And a super nice guy to boot.

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How did you become a hardcore back-end developer?

Diego Basch

com running (check out the old snapshot, the domain hasn’t been mine since 2001). If you are a software developer, try to work for a while on a web-scale problem. I think I can create one that’s better, and it becomes my personal summer project in 1998. After six weeks of nonstop hacking, I have 2look4.com

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8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

Software By Rob

Back in 2001 I worked with a consultant who was a developer when times were really good, and a trainer when times were really bad. 8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career – Rob Walling Actively pursuing a couple of them already, blogging being one of them. at 3:47 pm [.] Don’t wait, act! [.] #4

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

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If you want to build a business that requires software, be prepared to invest a little money. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. The business geek needed a working software prototype and the programmer needed experience. Blog Archive.