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How to Think Like a Hacker, Even if You Can’t Code

David Teten

But they are also former software engineers and hackers, an experience that undoubtedly taught them skills in critical thinking and problem solving. Making savvy business decisions is not only about engineering, but also sales and marketing, business development, recruiting, and all the other functions of business.

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TNW Profile: Credictive founder Ela Madej on being ‘a woman in tech’, Rainbows and Unicorns

The Next Web

Both my parents and my sister are software engineers … I actually have female co-founders in my companies – an amazing developer & manager Agata (also included in that Top 100 list) and Socha, an architect-turned-designer. We’re slowly letting people in while we’re developing basic verification system.

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Preparing Websites For The Unexpected | Smashing Mobile

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

When computers first gained graphical user interfaces, software engineers helped people make the transition from physical offices to digital files with the metaphor of a desktop. Consider variations of metadata. But our messy habits result in confusion for the designer or developer who inherits your work.

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