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Michelle is looking for a C#/C++/.net developer

GeekAustinJobBot — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:31 +0000

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Zilker Ventures seeks Drupal Dev

GeekAustinJobBot — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:51:16 +0000

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Jordan is seeking a System test engineer

GeekAustinJobBot — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:23:17 +0000

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Caroline is looking for a Java Pro

GeekAustinJobBot — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:47:49 +0000

Caroline is looking for a Java pro who will work together with a small internal team as well as outside vendors and consultants, and who will be responsible for full life cycle development and maintenance of web based commerce applications.

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Ubuntu Release Party (Karmic) this Thursday (10/29) at Aussie's Grill

Lynn Bender — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:17:55 +0000

Just got this from Dustin Kirkland. Well, I didn't just get it, but I've been slacking as usual.

Here's the details:

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Austin's Jaunty Release Party in April 2009, which we held at 6th's Jackalope Bar -- oh so perfectly named!

I had hoped to follow up our synchronicity with the Karmic Release Party at a bar called Karma in downtown Austin. Unfortunately, it doesn't open until 9pm, which is probably a bit late for our crowd. So I needed to find another interesting, appropriate venue.

Join us between 6pm - 9pm on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Aussie's Grill and Beach Bar, at 306 Barton Springs Road, just east of the corner of Riverside and Barton Springs Road, south of the river. I figured an Australian-themed bar would have to work, in honor of the home of our lovely mascot, the Karmic Koala!

For more details, read Dustin's post

RGM Advisors seeking Software Developer (C++, Java, Python, Perl)

GeekAustinJobBot — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:11:45 +0000

(additional positions at RGM listed in our Jobs section)

RGM Advisors, LLC is looking for a Software Developer with the following qualifications

* Outstanding development and problem solving skills
* Strong understanding of software engineering discipline and best practices
* Experience with modern C++ in a Linux environment is a plus
* SQL and scripting language experience (e.g. bash, Perl, shell, Python, etc.)
* Ability to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment
* Experience with quantitative trading software development is a plus
* Experience with high-performance distributed systems is a plus

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emPowered seeks Drupal site builder

GeekAustinJobBot — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:14:28 +0000

This comes from Chad at emPowered:

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What is a geek?

Lynn Bender — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:22:18 +0000

When I first chose the name GeekAustin for the website, it seemed pretty clear to me at the time what a geek was. Geeks were the people who hung out at my bookstore on most afternoons, chatting and reading tech books. They were the ones not talking about Foucault and postmodernism. Around campus at the time, there was something of a consensus regarding what the term geek meant.

Geeks hanging out at Desert Books.

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Wrapup: Austin QA Pros Inaugural Happy Hour

Dennis Gyor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:44:29 +0000

There was a good crowd at the GeekAustin QA Group Meet and Greet this week. About 50 members from the Austin QA Pros Linkedin Group showed up for the inaugural event at Triumph Cafe, which was co-hosted by Valentine and Associates and sponsored by AutomatedQA. Flying down from Boston to Represent AutomatedQA were Derek Langone, President, and Steve Miller, VP of ALM Solutions.

I've been examining AutomatedQA's product Software Planner for a while, and it was great to have my questions answered by Steve Miller, the product's creator.

Some of the things I heard when meeting with members was the desire to gain a stronger understanding of web based testing and automation. Another hot topic was project management methodologies and the ways it interacts with various QA processes. Look for these topics in upcoming events. Overall it was also a great opportunity to meet peers in the quality community in a relaxing setting and "talk shop". I discovered that we have a very diverse group and and am looking forward to our next event. For more details on future events, join the Austin QA Pros LinkedIn Group.

Dennis Gyor
Austin QA Pros
GeekAustin

This week's Austin Drupal News

Lynn Bender — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:54:40 +0000

What have I been telling you? Is Austin DrupalTown or what? First, the DrupalCamp Austin website has been launched. The registration fee is only $40. Two days of drupaliciousness for only $40 -- right here in Austin. Register now!.

Second, it was announced this week that Dries Buytaert (wikipedia), the creator of Drupal, will be at SXSWi 2010. Now I can quit begging Hugh.

Third, this month's Austin Drupal Meetup on October 28th features Michael Godeck speaking on drupal database management, drush, & command line scripting.

Fourth, Drupal 6 Search Engine Optimization, the new book by Ben Finklea, CEO of Volacci, just made the front page of Drupal.org. Congrats, Ben! Last, David Strauss, of Austin's own Four Kitchens, was just interviewed by the Lullabots regarding PressFlow -- 4K's high performance enhancement of Drupal. Listen to the interview here.

-Lynn