Development Questions


3 Votes
6 Answers
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e-commerce store using wordpress

I am considering setting up a e-commerce store for a friend's retailing shop. What I am interested in is a solution that is easy to maintain in terms of administration (insert new products, new...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 01:08
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Alex G
16 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.01K Views
What aspect of your startups workflow could be better, or how have you improved it?

I have asked a few fledgling tech startups about what they wish they didn't have to spend as much time on. The answer is almost invariably 'not coding' and 'context shifts' as exemplified by...

asked Mar 30 '11 at 15:46
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Unomi
111 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.32K Views
Developing from scratch vs customize existing solution

When working on a startup which way will be the best? Developing from scratch or customize existing projects? Which of them will you choose? Why? I am already a programmer so both of them is ok for...

asked Mar 3 '11 at 22:33
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Erkan Balaban
160 points

5 Votes
1 Answers
4.6K Views
What should a small company charge for development of a mobile (Android) app?

The context of this question is a small web design company that wants to branch out to do mobile application development. I am wondering two things: What average hourly fee do you charge a client...

asked Mar 9 '11 at 10:17
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Jbranchaud
168 points

5 Votes
6 Answers
4.53K Views
Do I need a web designer or developer/programmer?

I have an idea for a web startup. I really feel that it doesn't need any complicated technology, can I just use a designer instead of developer? And if I do, and my website proves popular and I...

asked Mar 12 '11 at 12:04
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Aslyesnow
214 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.91K Views
How can I figure out the market size for a mobile app (and then calculate how much money I'd make)?

I have an idea for a VoIP mobile app on Android that would provide some advanced technical features not currently available (i.e. better encryption, firewall traversal, etc.) The problem I have is...

asked Feb 28 '11 at 07:47
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Ajpyles
111 points

2 Votes
7 Answers
2.64K Views
Hiring a development company

Imagine that I want to launch my web site or other product in six months. It's too much work for one person - perhaps it will need four to eight people. Let's also imagine that I have a good but...

asked Feb 17 '11 at 20:43
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James Barton
11 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
4.57K Views
Need to create a minimum viable product site quickly

I have a few ideas that I need to validate. Is there any offering that lets me quickly create MVP sites? I'd need: Website design template A way to capture user's email address so that they can...

asked Feb 18 '11 at 12:54
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User3462
345 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.81K Views
Why do big internet companies need thousands of "engineers"?

I'm just starting to learn rails myself but I was wondering why companies like FaceBook need 3000+ coders?

asked Jan 14 '11 at 12:27
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Jason Glib
96 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.35K Views
Core Product development not done in house? Bad?

I heard that core development of product should be done in house. I'm having a web app built by 2 reputable developers (Freelancing) here in the states, is that a bad thing? They are already half...

asked Jan 15 '11 at 08:21
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Jason Glib
96 points

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4 Answers
3.42K Views
Ideal iPhone App Developer Team

I'm planning to develop an iPhone application that will connect to facebook and our own company website. I know that I will need a developer for this. But what's the ideal team to get this kind of...

asked Jan 17 '11 at 16:48
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Cluelessbear
96 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
2.78K Views
What do you do when your software with minimum features is taking forever to develop?

This will be tough to explain but.... What do you do when you are developing a software that needs to deal with large amount of variations of semi structured data from the web ? I told myself it...

asked Dec 29 '10 at 14:31
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Kim Jong Woo
644 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.72K Views
Screen recorder for beta testers

We use usertesting.com and love it. But we also have some beta testers we have relationships with who will be testing our product. The question - usertesting.com uses this screen capture program...

asked Dec 15 '10 at 03:44
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Chris
4,214 points

0 Votes
6 Answers
3.11K Views
where can I find passionate developers to build a project to lead to a startup?

I've been looking all around the web, looking for places to find 1-2 passionate developers/artist that would be interested in working on a cool project/idea I have for a site to facilitate in...

asked Nov 22 '10 at 09:36
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Equino X
111 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.74K Views
Any reliable site where *hardware* engineers can be hired for small (work-from-home/telecommute) projects?

For software hackers/developers there are many. However, I need a hardware guy (or girl?) for a relatively small project. Is there a site where I can search for people and see ranks,...

asked Nov 27 '10 at 15:34
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Tzury Bar Yochay
113 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.27K Views
What are good travel sites or online communities for small developers on the road?

What is/are the best website(s) for travel advice for developers that need to work on the road with a laptop in tow? For instance, if I am traveling through Michigan, what sites or online...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 16:03
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Wrburgess
101 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.22K Views
Would there be any issues with an overseas technical partner?

I have a developer from overseas I have been using for several months, we have a good relationship. I am thinking of bringing him on as the technical partner. Do you think there would be any issues...

asked Nov 11 '10 at 00:33
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Jdeleon
70 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
3.13K Views
Is building a web appliation from scratch cost-effective?

I am trying to find the most cost effective approach to building a web application based in PHP. I want to know if using a PHP Framework such as, Social Engine would be best to avoid having to...

asked Nov 11 '10 at 09:26
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Alex
40 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.45K Views
How will HTML5 impact the internet landscape?

I attended Geek Fest today in Charlotte, NC and attended a session from Hunter Loftis (@hunterloftis ) Along with some new cool features of HTML5, I learnt that HTML5 has huge potential for being...

asked Nov 11 '10 at 15:51
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Birender Saini
271 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.31K Views
A gaming network forum and site

I am currently in the process of creating a gaming network, but there are 2 things I'm wondering about. If I were to run multiple games, is it generally a good idea to give every game it's own...

asked Nov 11 '10 at 21:00
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Stark
28 points