The current GeekAustin free SQL class is about midway to completion. These are the upcoming free classes we are considering: 1) MySQL certification prep class, 2) SQL 102 (advanced joins and subqueries), 3) SQL performance tuning, and 4) Basic Unix/Linux skills. If you are interested in any of the above, send me a note at linearb@gmail.com.
Feels like 2001! Remember the last dip? I do. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t hear about a round of tech layoffs. Friends all over town are reporting hiring freezes and layoffs at their companies. Although Dell is asking employees to “take unpaid leave”, and offering severance packages to “those who qualify”, their goal of reducing operations costs almost certainly points to significant layoffs in the near future. What a bad time to be smacked with a discrimination lawsuit.
On a brighter note, whurley just confirmed BarCampAustin4. Don’t count on battlebots. Expect whurley to outdo himself yet again.
Finally, GeekAustin now hosts several “recruiter free” special interest groups on LinkedIn:
Austin Database Pros
Austin Electrical Engineers
Austin IT Security Pros
Austin Java Developers
Austin Linux Users
Austin QA Professionals
Have a good weekend!
-Lynn
