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Programming Contests, Community, and Business
By Simon St. LaurentJune 10, 2009
Attending the TopCoder Open, the final in-person rounds of an intense programming competition, in support of the TopCoder Cookbook, showed me possibilities that go way beyond programming or books into business models and community I came expecting to see a competition, but found a much more inclusive (and compelling) business model which builds and applies an international community of dedicated developers.
Big fish, little fish: the benefits of cycling between start-ups and established companies
By Andy OramJune 5, 2009
Tacit understandings among companies to refrain from snatching away each other's staff are illegal anti-competitive behavior. But going back and forth between large and small companies is key to cross-pollination.
Programming as Live Performance
By Simon St. LaurentJune 3, 2009
As I'm writing this, twenty people are watching their peers write code. They aren't looking over anyone's shoulders, or doing peer programming - they're watching mirrors of screens at the TopCoder Open, seeing exactly how competitors work their way through algorithm problems in C++, Java, and C#. Is this something we should be doing more of?
FCC discusses broadband: the job is a big one
By Andy OramMay 27, 2009
Related to a proposal I submitted for local forums to implement high-speed networks, the FCC released "Bringing Broadband to Rural America: Report on a Rural Broadband Strategy."
Local forums to implement high-speed networks (broadband); proposal open for votes
By Andy OramMay 24, 2009
I've posted a proposal titled Local forums to implement high-speed networks (broadband) to a forum on open government put up by the White House. Voting is currently underway.
Writing a book by competition
By Simon St. LaurentMay 19, 2009
I've worked on lots of collaborative books before. Now, I'm starting on something different: a book written by competition.
Why Arrington is Wrong about Yahoo!-Google Deal
By Tim O'ReillyJune 14, 2008
I was inspired by Fred Wilson's excellent piece on the subject to add my own two cents to Mike Arrington's rant about how Yahoo!'s deal with Google is bad for the industry. I wrote the following in Arrington's comment stream, and will reproduce it here: Let me weigh in as well on why I don't think Google's dominance in search...
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