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

Software By Rob

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. As if every article re-shaped my thinking about the software development process. Surely you’ve heard the news by now.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Avoid delay by using a consulting CTO on a short-term basis while you are searching for a permanent technology partner. 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. Try Google.

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How did you become a hardcore back-end developer?

Diego Basch

A few months later the first mp3 search engines start to pop up. com running (check out the old snapshot, the domain hasn’t been mine since 2001). My linear search with grep held up pretty well for the first few days, but as soon as I started getting concurrent queries it slowed down to a crawl. So what was 2look4?

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My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

Software By Rob

The 7 hours of driving (round-trip) was tough to justify simply for tech content, but the bonus of the day was connecting with several developers including a guy I worked with in 2001, a developer of a former client, someone I had never met, and of course, Mr. Atwood.

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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. Job seekers can get notified when a new posting is added which meets their search criteria such as location, technology, role, investor, VC etc. 6 Ted Smythe on 01.12.09 at 7:01 am [.]

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Hazards of Hiring

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The Business of Software. Software Development. After that, Ill finish the article by saying a few things about the specific challenges of hiring software developers. For small independent software vendors (ISVs), my rule is: Dont fill a position until after the need for that position is painfully clear.

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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. Newer Post. Older Post.