InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 12, 2015
Most men in the 1940's and 50's did not know how to use a keyboard and thus could not write code. It wasn't until the early 1960's, when men realized the power and prestige associated with software development, that women were not so subtly pushed out of the profession. A Corporate Culture That Changes the Odds.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
There have been many studies done on the topic including looking at twins raised in separate families. There have been studies of adopted children to their natural parents versus the parents that raised them. I have also seen studies on “birth order.&#. You’re not born into being a world-class software developer.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 22, 2010
As a teenager he experimented with writing & producing his own rap music and received a lot of feedback from elders that he had a talent with words. He studied the errors that other people had made and tried to improve on them. There are many analogies here for software development. I study it every day.&#.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 2, 2010
As a VC I’m acutely that a “yes&# decision to support an entrepreneur can do just that, yet I only write 2-4 of them per year and maybe another 3-4 as an angel. years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. My closest friend from high school, Rob Sowers, had studied abroad in Spain during college.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2011
Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Defensibility in Software. Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? 15 minutes.
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