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Fundamentals. I’ve been retaking programming fundamentals over at the city college this semester, and it occurred to me that no matter how many CS courses you take, you were inevitably exposed to this material too early in your career.
Or maybe this is more accurate: You have to learn about data and control structures before you [...]

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On scalpels and axes.

Yesterday, VentureBeat hosted a roundtable discussion with venture capitalists and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs about the effect that the global financial crisis has had on the startup world.
For banks, much of the discussion centered on how to get the startups they’ve invested in to reduce the rate they burn through cash. Some highlights:

2. Protect the vital [...]

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LinkedIn adds Facebook-style apps

I’ve been pushing hard the merits of LinkedIn after being on the fence about the company for some time. They certainly had a hell of a battle to fight after entering the social networking scene at a time when both Myspace and Facebook had skyrocketing growth. But the company has done an amazing job carving [...]

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