Announcing OpenSpritz - A Free Speed Reading Bookmarklet
Today, I'm pleased to announce OpenSpritz, a free speed reading bookmarklet.To install OpenSpritz, simply drag this button to your bookmarks toolbar and then press "OpenSpritz this!" OpenSpritz this!It...
View ArticleThe Completely Rebuilt Gun.io
We're pleased to announce the changes you’ve been asking for are finally here. Thanks for being patient. Last year was exciting, and a bit crazy. We hit over $5 million in developer payouts, the...
View Article10 stars
As of yesterday, we're trying out new policy.To apply for jobs via gun.io, hackers need to have at least 10 stars among their Github repositories. When employers sign-up and post jobs, they trust that...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Scrum
Today Scrum is the dominant framework for managing projects in the software industry. While some of us are glad that it isn’t Waterfall (talk about low standards & picking the lesser poison) I...
View ArticleSecuring your AWS Infrastructure with IAM
When developing a new product and finding that product market fit every team needs to move fast. Especially startups, as the whole future of the company is dependent on quickly finding the people who...
View ArticleDebugging Django with a Threaded Pdb
Quick tip time!Need to debug a Django website or API that you're building, but don't want to disrupt service for other developers or clients using your app? Well then, you're in luck, because this tip...
View ArticleSave money by overpaying for elite talent
Save money by overpaying for elite talentA group of scientists studied variation in individual programming output. In short, the study found that there are huge variations in productive capacity among...
View ArticleHire freelance first, even if you're looking for full-time
Below is some advice from a friend and long-time customer, Matt Bodnar, an entrepreneur and angel investor from Nashville, TN:Last month we began searching for a software developer. We had several...
View ArticleThe Gun.io Difference: Elite Talent On Demand
The Gun.io Difference: Elite Talent On DemandHow are you different than oDesk or Elance?We screen every developer that joins gun.io. And we only let the best in. Plain & simple.We also place zero...
View ArticleI had an idea, and built it
There are now 4-5 available jobs for every developer. If you’re a first-time founder it can be difficult to attract an elite developer to work on your project. Smart entrepreneurs are throwing out the...
View ArticleHow to Add Rapportive to Your App in 30 Minutes
Rapportive is great--especially for someone like me who forgets names constantly. The little sidebar that sits in your gmail window gives you a lot of useful information about the person who wrote you...
View ArticlejsDelivr API - From a Casual Experiment to Success
The following is a guest post by Juho Vepsäläinen, the guy behind JSwiki and co-founder of jster.net. He loves art, startups, cycling and of course programming!I've been working with Dmitriy of...
View ArticleHow to start a project and complete it
Having side-projects is one of the best thing you can do to become a better programmer. But mostly, it can help you enjoy coding even more while learning new things.My side-projects have helped me get...
View ArticleHow to hire iOS developers
So, you've got an idea for a new mobile app, or perhaps you have an Android app that you want to convert to iOS.What should you be looking for? Since iOS is an extremely popular software due to the...
View ArticleHow to hire AngularJS developers
So, you're looking to hire an Angular.JS developer or hire an Angular.JS freelancer. What should you be looking for? What makes a good candidate?This short guide will give you a few tips for things to...
View ArticleGetting data from the web with Import.io
Import.io is a platform which facilitates the conversion of semi-structured information in web pages into structured data. This structured data can be used for anything from driving business decisions...
View ArticleHow to hire good iOS developers
So, you've got an idea for a new mobile app, or perhaps you have an Android app that you want to port to iOS.But, if you're not familiar with this process, where do you start? And if you can't do it...
View ArticleScaling and Improving Collaboration
Collaboration depends on a compromise between access and control. As a maintainer gives up access, control is lost. With lost control a project may lose conceptual integrity. Tuning access is the...
View ArticleGun.io Announces Integrated Invoices and Payments
Today, I'm proud to announce the launch of our most-requested feature of all time: integrated invoices and payments!It's now incredibly easy and fast for you to collect payments from your clients for...
View ArticleHow to make at least $100k per year freelancing via Gun.io!
It’s a pretty killer time to be a freelancer. You can make the same money you would as a full-time employee, but you can live anywhere in the world, and work when you want.Last month, hackers earned a...
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