FROM BUILDERS, FOR DOERSVOL. 03 / QUALITY-FIRST DISCOVERY

Their experience.
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Discover hard-earned lessons, useful tools, and business ideas
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Tool picks

Literate programming: Knuth is doing it wrong (2014)

Original English

But as complexity grows we started to understand we should not rely too much in clever solutions because its hard and expensive to find someone …

Tool picks

Is Apple experiencing a problematic decline in software quality?

Original English

the update, but everyone that has it installed keeps having the bug until a) your fix is out and b) they actually install said fix. …

Tool picks

Why Microsoft has made developers horrified about coding for Windows 8

Original English

That's using the built-in IIS server; once I deploy to a real one I've got another round of testing and coding to do because they …

Field notes

JavaScript Fatigue: Realities of Our Industry

Original English

but it took time to educate our staff and their time to market as well as the required support increased significantly, and then angular 2 …

Hard lessons

General Failure: How the American military rewards failure at the highest ranks

Original English

We failed in Iraq and Afghanistan because we needed 10x more troops on landing and about 15x more resources and a great deal more international …

Tool picks

One-time purchase alternatives to popular subscription tools

Original English

A tool I use daily as my core work, no problem - I want to support them to ensure they stick around.

Business ideas

Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders

Original English

I started my business 4 years ago, while being a full-time student.

Business ideas

Why Startups Should Choose Canada Over Silicon Valley

Original English

Without revenue, it is easier to get a $30k grant than it is to find an angel investor willing to invest for the same amount.

Hard lessons

Make Your Startup Great at One Thing

Original English

The other one was an advertising platform, but they didn't have enough advertisers to actually PROFIT from selling their advertising.

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