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Senior Software Developer- Python

Submitted by Katy Malone on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 2:54pm
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Our client is looking for a Senior Software Developer that will focus on designing and implementing new features.
• Job responsibilities include:
o Building Web 2.0 applications using dynamic languages
o Designing new features and functionality
o Learning new technologies quickly
o Interfacing with our open source community

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OpsCamp (Austin) - Sysadmins in the Cloud - January 30th

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 1:17am
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John Willis (cloud cafe) , along with Michael Coté (blog) and Mark Hinkle (blog), just announced on the IT Management and cloud podcast that they'll be hosting OpsCamp on January 30th.

OpsCamp evolved out of BarCamp ESM. OpsCamp will be an unconference focusing on agile systems management with cloud camp support Willis describes it as Operations sysadmin focus in the cloud.

John is an IT operations veteran, and has been on top of cloud ops since the beginning. Expect some valuable sessions.

OpsCamp
Saturday, January 30th
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Spider House (US Art Association)
2908 Fruth St.
Austin, TX 78705
more details and sign up at EventBrite

Who is Martin Fowler?

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 7:17pm
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The event has been rescheduled for Feb 25. Sign up here:
http://connect.thoughtworks.com/TechnologyForumAustin/

Martin Fowler (@martinfowler) is the Chief Scientist at ThoughtWorks, a systems integration and consulting company. He is a member of the Agile Alliance and helped create the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.

I found out that Martin was speaking in town, and signed up immediately to attend. Why?

When I first started studying UML as part of object-oriented programming, one of the two books I used was UML Distilled by Martin Fowler. When trying to get my hands around several large integration projects at Data Junction (RIP), I kept of copy of Martin's Patterns of Enterprise Architecture by the sofa. On my bookshelves, you'll also find Martin's book on Refactoring. Martin was Kent Beck's co-author on Planning Extreme Programming. I am continually referring friends to a chapter that he contributed to Enterprise Integration Patterns.

That's why I'm going, but why should you go?

Martin is a big picture guy. Many of the concepts in software methodogy that people are studying now, years ago Martin was helping to formulate. It might be a good idea to take note of what he's talking about now.

Here's the details:
Software Development in the 21st Century
Speaker Martin Fowler
When Thursday, Feb. 25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where The University of Texas at Austin
Commons Learning Center
10100 Burnet Road
Bldg. 137
Austin, TX 78758
Register at: http://connect.thoughtworks.com/TechnologyForumAustin/

Agile Comes to You - Complimentary Agile Journal Seminar on December 8

Submitted by productprinciple on Sat, 12/05/2009 - 4:24pm
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Agile Journal is hosting a complimentary seminar here in Austin that features software development experts from ALM leaders AccuRev, Coverity, Electric Cloud, and VersionOne. The seminar is also sponsored by Austin-based Smart Bear Software. Oh, and you get free lunch and a free book!

Tuesday Dec. 8th, 2009
8:30AM - 3:00PM CST

Omni Austin Hotel Downtown
3700 San Jacinto at 8th Street
Austin, TX 78701

Register here: http://www.accurev.com/seminar/austin20091208-8

Overview
Shrinking budgets. Competing priorities. Schedule risk. It is easy in a turbulent time to keep your head down, focus on putting out one fire at a time, and hope things get better. But this is actually a great time to look at how Agile software development techniques and the tools that support them can help you reduce risk, boost the productivity of your existing organization, and cut development costs. Not enough time or budget to travel to industry events this year? This unique conference will bring Agile thought leaders and solutions to you.

Following a keynote from an Agile expert and coach, Doug Shimp from 3Back, you'll hear expert presentations on Agile topics such as:

- An agile approach to requirements management
- Proving the ROI impact of Agile methods and tools
- Keys to effective, reliable continuous integration
- Emerging SCM best practices for Agile development
- How to ensure software quality/security throughout Agile development cycles
- A product showcase will also feature live demonstrations of Agile project - management, build and release, change management and test solutions that are helping to improve the effectiveness of development projects and teams.

Seminar Agenda:
8:30 AM - Registration and Breakfast
8:45 AM - Welcome: Patrick Egan, Agile Journal
9:00 AM - Keynote Speaker: Doug Shimp, 3Back'
9:45 AM - Presentation: VersionOne, 'The New Face of Project Management'
10:15 AM - Break
10:45 AM - Presentation: Coverity, 'Managing Software Quality in Agile Environments'
11:15 AM - Presentation: AccuRev, 'Automating Agile software development processes'
11:45 AM - Presentation: Electric Cloud, 'Making Agile Methods Work in Build, Test, and Release'
12:15 AM - Break
12:30 PM- Lunch and Vendor Demonstrations
1:30 - 2:00 PM - Raffle

Each attendee will also receive a copy of the book, "Best Kept Secrets of Peer Code Review," by Austin entrepreneur Jason Cohen.

Hope you can make it! http://www.accurev.com/seminar/austin20091208-8

embedded C++ developers needed (Austin)

Submitted by bradsherman on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 4:03pm
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I am the hiring manager for this position so there's no middle-man involved :-)

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