The battle lines have been drawn: MillerCoors sued HCL for $100 million after a catastrophic Systems, Applications and Products implementation. A few years back, Oracle and Montclair State University ended up in a two-year legal battle over a $20 million cost overrun for a proposed software implementation. In the annals of enterprise software, these are just a few of […]
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This NYC Startup is Revolutionizing the Engineering Industry By Creating…
Unlike any other industry, telecommunications has grown at a rapid pace and has created new jobs across the world. With these new jobs come new a breed of engineer with unique skills and specializations. This often makes it harder for engineers to apply and find jobs that appropriately suit them. With no platform currently focused on the […]
Bridging the Chasm Between NYC’s Engineers and VCs
One of the most unfortunate realities of the startup world is the wide gulf that exists between the business and technical sides of most early-stage companies and the startup community at large. Born, like so many things, out of discomfort with the unknown and exacerbated by the different languages these two groups speak, it’s a […]
The Simplest Ways Business Owners Can Learn to Code
If you are running a company that is heavily reliant on technology, I can tell you learning to code is hands down one of the most valuable skills I have ever acquired. Even if you don’t plan on becoming a full-time developer, having an in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of software development will save […]
This NYC Startup Just Raised $27M To Bring Databases to the Modern Era
While working with traditional SQL databases one inevitably runs into issues while scaling as these database wear not conceived to run in cloud environments and the underpinning architecture was often devised 30 years ago. NoSQL solutions emerged to take advantage of horizontal scalability but required compromises like consistency.
3 Things Every Website Needs for a Better SEO Ranking
To boost your website’s visibility, it all comes down to the fundamentals. Search engine optimization (SEO) means different things to different people. Some people understand SEO as managing a relationship with Google through Adwords, Search Console and Analytics. Some understand it as the content you produce, as well as your ability to get other sites to […]
3 Reasons You Should Write Unit Tests
Using unit tests can ensure functionality and save you time in the long run. We write a lot of unit tests at Hubstaff. Testing is something we have taken seriously from day one, and as a result it’s a big part of our development culture. If you’ve been on the fence about writing unit tests […]
3 Essential Characteristics of a Good Technical Hire
Talent is only one part of what makes a great developer. Over the last decade, I’ve hired more developers than I can count. Naturally, I’ve made plenty of mistakes: I started out hiring the smartest, most experienced people I could find, not caring about personality. I more so cared about what school they had attended […]
Ask an Engineer: Is It Ever Time for a Code Rewrite?
It’s been blamed for the downfall of companies from Borland to Netscape. Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank calls it “startup suicide.” Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky claims it’s the “single worst strategic mistake that a software company can make.” What is this killer mistake? It’s the code rewrite, and it has a terrible reputation in the […]
4 Ways to Support Your Technology Team as You Scale
In a recent conversation, a friend told me he was grappling with an interesting problem. He had promoted a great developer within his organization into management to show his appreciation for his hard work over the past few years. However, the senior developer — while highly skilled technically — did not have the right skills […]
IPv6: Technology That Will Save E-Commerce & IoT
The internet was conceived decades ago for U.S. research scientists to communicate with each other. It was an enigma that few would have thought would foster individual participation through social media, increase innovation in human development, and create an information-dependent global economy. While the backbone of the internet was built on Internet Protocol version 4 […]