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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower CTO

What does the business do? How does it meet customers’ needs? And most importantly, how does it make money? One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? How will you convert them?

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Think you can ignore quantum computing? Think again.

CIO

“It’s been known since the 1990s that a large-scale quantum computer will be able to break many of the crypto systems we rely on for security,” says Dustin Moody, leader of Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland. The impact will be felt globally.

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DIY LLM Evaluation, a Case Study of Rhyming in ABBA Schema

Xebia

DIY LLM Evaluation, a Case Study of Rhyming in ABBA Schema It’s becoming common knowledge: You should not choose your LLMs based on static benchmarks. But there’s something better: evaluate LLMs yourself on tasks you care about! Then you do not only get the most relevant scoring metrics for your task.

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Simple, Complicated, Simple

Xebia

Simple, Complicated, Simple A Transitional Journey in Code A few years ago, I took up the hobby of making slow coffee. The start was simple: just me, a stovetop coffee maker, and some ground coffee. As you can imagine, this made brewing coffee quite an ordeal. But, it was simple. The results? And the results?

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6 Reasons To Learn Programming If You Are Not A Programmer

The Crazy Programmer

It’s Freedom of Creativity Many people think you need A’s in math to program. For example, you and your friends jokingly come up with an excellent smartphone game. You can wait for some company over the ocean to release it or make it yourself. Also Read: How to Become a Programmer Without a Degree?

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What I Have Changed My Mind About in Software Development

Henrik Warne

Lately I have been thinking about what I have changed my mind about in software development. Over the years I have realized that some comments are needed and useful. Every time I came back to code where I wrote a comment, I am happy that I took the time to do it. I have written more about this in On Comments in Code.

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Overloaded at Work: How to Ask For the Support You Need

Let's Grow Leaders

What to say next when you’re overloaded at work (without sounding whiny) Ever found yourself cackling at the monstrous to-do list glaring back at you, thinking “Right, that’s not happening,” only to gulp back a sob as you realize none of it’s optional? You’re overloaded at work.

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