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24 alternatives to a16z - The Future of Software Development

The supply and demand of software eating the world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. a16z - The Future of Software Development launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71
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a16z Podcast: Software Programs the World▲74
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a16z - Making the Most of the Data that Matters▲58
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2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
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Whiteboard▲94
the open-source IDE for thoughtful software design
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a16z - When Software Eats Cars▲72
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2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Reducing costs to speed up innovation
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Software Engineering Daily: Reality with Donald Hoffman▲56
The world through the lens of software.
2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit▲72
Automating the continuous deployment pipeline
2017 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →
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Carbide▲164
A new kind of programming environment
2016 · alpha.trycarbide.com · its alternatives →
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Catastrophe Disentanglement▲56
Getting software projects back on track
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a16z - China and Tech▲75
A discussion China's tech parallel universe
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Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68
A tutorial introduction to computer development environments
2017 · learnenough.com · its alternatives →
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Software Engineering Daily: Translation with Vasco Pedro▲54
The world through the lens of software.
2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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The Changelog - CodeNewbie and Community with Saron Yitbarek▲57
How to help more people discover software development
2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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Clean Code▲90
Handbook on agile software craftsmanship
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Getting2Alpha - Paul Adams▲53
The future of product design
2016 · getting2alpha.com · its alternatives →
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The Mythical Man-Month▲84
Essays on software engineering
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Future² #85: The Future of App Development with Buzinga's Logan Merrick▲61
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2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Principles of Product Development Flow▲89
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · mixcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Traction - 12: Gabriel Weinberg▲55
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a16z - Layering Tech and Culture in Iran▲56
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