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Re: Ask HN: Who needs a job?

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Post by bricestacey »

gvb wrote: post #73
bricestacey wrote: post #56

I particularly want to get involved with any developers or companies in the Boston area that specialize in libraries. I am particularly keen on academic libraries as I think it's a great space. They need great developers (existing software sucks) and are willing to pay good money for their work. I have 4 years experience working in Digital Library Services where I write services and web apps that interact with integr…

Are you aware of Koha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_%28software%29 and Evergreen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_%28software%29 open source ILSes? Those are complementary to your interests (albeit perl rather than python or ruby).

Yes, though I am actually not particularly interested in the ILS. The ILS is simply too big, complicated, and a costly measure to tackle. They're 10-year commitments. Instead, I'd like to focus on add-ons and supplementary tools. Luckily, most ILS support protocols like z39.50, SIP, and NCIP so such tools can be created for all libraries.

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Post by lsc »

whimsy wrote: post #92

Resumé criticism/suggestions would be cool. http://metawhimsy.com I live in Santa Cruz, California and won't be able to move for a year (I'm a student) but I can telecommute. I'm also willing to work below market prices (being a student and all). I have no concept of what my skill level is when it comes to programming or system administration. Shoot me an e-mail and ask me some questions to determine that for yoursel…

will is my brother, his SysAdmin skills are above average by bay area standards. He hasn't done significant programming for me (outside the SysAdmin role, scripts, etc...) so I can't really evaluate him as a programmer.

The unusual thing about him is that he has excellent communication skills, something that is pretty rare at his age.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs a job?

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Post by mdolon »

aagha wrote: post #104
mdolon wrote: post #63

I'm an interface designer and web developer looking for part-time or short-term gigs, based in NYC (for now). Portfolio: http://mdolon.com - Blog: http://devgrow.com

You've got nice work.

Thank you, I appreciate it! The portfolio is actually a bit outdated now, I've done some better work that I need to put on there soon.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs a job?

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Post by undefinable »

Mumbai, India, willing to move anywhere. Experience of 5+ years working in various web related technologies PHP, JAVA HTML, CSS, Javascript - expereince with ExtJS, Mootools, JQuery. Sideproject : http://www.icarusone.com - the complete site and its products were developed by me alone. All products for sale. Currently working : As a senior software developer in a reputed firm in Mumbai. Contact : ejazzz@gmail.com

Re: Ask HN: Who needs a job?

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Post by semanticist »

all wrote: post #120
semanticist wrote: post #57

I'm in Edinburgh, Scotland, quite happy to work remotely, and while I have a good background in tech support and Linux sysadmin, I've also dabbled with HTML5-a-licious mobile webapps, social media toys, VoIP integration, and generally whatever looks interesting to me at the time. Thing is, I've never done anything of the interesting stuff for money. And I'd quite like to. My CV's on github: http://github.com/johnd/cv

How are you with the rest of the LAMP stack? We are not hiring at the moment but may have need for someone like you in the near future.

I spend my days up to my elbows in perl, I've dabbled with PHP in the past, (the 'p' is always ambiguous) and I spent some time this week fixing broken MySQL databases. Fun times.

I'm pretty comfortable with the whole stack, really.

Edit: Neat, you guys are in Kirkcaldy? I'm in Inverkeithing.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs a job?

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Post by markstahler »

req2 wrote: post #33

Anyone in Prince Edward Island, ideally Charlottetown, with some sort of entry-level technically-oriented job?

Check out www.otherocean.com.

Also my Dad just moved out to Charlottetown last year (from Toronto) for a job. I will post again when I remember the name of the company.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs a job?

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Post by kim- »

Me. Western NY area. Over 15 years experience in IT including systems admin (windows, unix etc), network admin, which are things I no longer want to do. No longer want to be on call all night or woken up because of emergencies. Currently been doing QA for the last 10 years or so. Considering getting into coding, as it's one thing i've never really done aside from simple scripting etc. Any suggestions on what to pursue here? Wish I could find a work from home/remote QA position. Never see those around.
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