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I've worked for the same company for 4 years (online media - UK), started as a junior developer & now lead a development team of 4. When I started I love the job, we where doing th…

I moved from Dublin to San Jose almost two years ago. Apart from the many many cultural differences, I think overall "the valley" is a better place to live & work for people at thi…

You might get a better deal in other countries but 12.5% corporate tax is hard to beat. Also the fact that just about every silicon valley heavyweight has significant operations (d…

There are a lot of small, detailed things you probably need to know to become a "rounded" development professional and they are only really learned "in the trenches" so to speak. D…

I was just reading about of the most remote spots on the planet that is inhabited, Pitcairn island in the south pacific, only has 50 people living on the whole island. Personally I…

I work for a well established classifieds company. This market has very low barriers to entry & this has resulted in many people setting up classified apps, only to fail to gain tr…