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Finding Developers is Tough Again

SoCal CTO

I wouldn’t say it’s 1999 or even 2007, but it certainly has turned around. I'm primarily looking for front end developers who are experts in AS3, and back end developers who are proficient at PHP and MySQL. One recruiter tells me it’s “like 1999? I took a look at TechEmpower, and it looks like you guys are doing great! Perfect timing.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. Java EE, Java SE, PHP, and Javascript are the most common programming languages. All participants have received bachelor’s degree or higher.

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Beauty Pays: Beautiful Websites (and People) Get Better Results

ConversionXL

The year year is 2007, it’s early July and you are on the market for a new mobile phone. PHP and jQuery. PHP an scripting language and jQuery and JavaScript library. PHP: jQuery: A-Z Lyrics and Metro Lyrics. Mobile phones: which one is the fairest of them all? Would you rather choose Nokia N95: Image credit.

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The Other Amazon Deal this week. Drupal founder attracts over $100 Million in 3 months.

Scalable Startup

Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. Angel Investor Drupal founder PHP Revenue Growth SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO venture Cash Flow CEOing leadership scalability tom nora venture capital' Acquia, Inc. Because they are open source. more info on the funding round from @thewhir [link].

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How To Create a Web App

www.readwriteweb.com

Posted by: Serkan | October 4, 2007 2:05 AM Sorry Serkan - next one will be faster out of the door! Posted by: Matt | October 4, 2007 2:18 AM Interesting post, Matt. Posted by: Matt | October 4, 2007 6:31 AM Great stuff Matt, cheers for sharing this, appreciated. More of this and faster, please;).

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Preparing Websites For The Unexpected | Smashing Mobile

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

Prior to the iPhone’s introduction in mid-2007, designers could rely on windows at least 700 pixels wide (if they ignored accessibility). Converting older websites to responsive design causes headaches not because small screens are difficult, but because most HTML documents were written under an assumption about screen size. Innovation.

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5 lessons I learned the hard way with Startups.com

The Next Web

In 2007 he started KillerStartups.com : ‘Where Internet Entrepreneurs Are The Stars’ We acquired the domain name Startups.com a few years back. Don’t get me wrong, we’re all for open source stuff like WordPress, MySQL, and PHP. Gonzo is a passionate internet entrepreneur who has been doing business online since 1996.

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