[rails-oceania] Software Freedom Day - September 17, 2011
Hello Ruby people (you little gems), Apologies for what is a bit of a form letter! Software Freedom Day is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of Free Software and its virtues, and encouraging its use. This year, Melbourne's event will be held at The Hub, 80 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands starting at noon on Saturday 17th of September. Write this date in your diary! We would like a presence from Ruby users in Melbourne at this event and would encourage such people to bring some friends along. This year we're using the day to build The Freedom Network - a community of free software advocates, programmers, systems operators, database administrators, hardware specialists, and application users - dedicated to the principle that free software is necessary and effective. We will plan, network, workshop and share ideas on what we're going to do in the coming year to promote Software Freedom in the coming year. Planned workshops include advocating free software in developing countries, building free software communities in Victoria, free software for beginners, and code sharing. If any of you are interested in in running a workshop, please let us know. Best wishes, Lev Lafayette Linux Users of Victoria http://luv.asn.au http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2011/Australia/VIC/Melbourne/SFD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] Blog software recommendations?
Actually, I don't think there is *anything* wrong with that (other than the fact you havne't updated it and are not blogging... =] ). I've got a semi-finished, heroku deployable, markdown friendly, padrino and MongoDB-backed wordpress killer sitting around in my dev folder somewhere as well that's in a state of "almost ready"... =] Hell, I also just liked the approach of Serious as well. Liking Jekyll, still not convinced it's not going to trip me up blog-wise (I really do like using tools like MarsEdit to post, so like the xml-rpc api). Daryl. On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Lachlan Hardy wrote: > Like a truly wasteful old skool fool, I write my own. > > It's fun and I learn from it. > > Although my velocity is glacial. > > (as evidenced by the fact I broke something in my deploy, haven't had time > to fix it, and thus haven't blogged in 12 months. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
Re: [rails-oceania] Blog software recommendations?
Like a truly wasteful old skool fool, I write my own. It's fun and I learn from it. Although my velocity is glacial. (as evidenced by the fact I broke something in my deploy, haven't had time to fix it, and thus haven't blogged in 12 months. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
[rails-oceania] [JOB] Permanent and Contract roles
We are looking for a permanent mid - snr Ruby dev as well as a contractor for a 2 month contract on a side project related to our core business. The contract role could be off-site after some initial period of working together to make sure we are all on the same page. The permanent role will be in our office in Collingwood (Melbourne). Details of us and the permanent role are below, the skill set for the contract role is similar but can be simply around development, the ops component is less relavent for that role. I am happy to hear from anyone interested directly: adam.b...@gmail.com Cheers, Adam Who we are: A leading e-commerce Company based in Collingwood with large volume sales on an existing Ruby on Rails platform. We have been focused on the Australian market but are now expanding into the US. With our small team we are necessarily a genuine devops outfit. We love development and the problems that come with managing cloud based infrastructure. We are focused on quality for our new work but we have some legacy code that got us to where we are but needs to be retired on the road to our expansion. Who you are: We are looking for someone with skills in Ruby as well as configuration, deployment and server management. Someone who is comfortable with pair programming, and robust discussion around design and approach. Ideally that person will be uncomfortable with writing code that doesn’t satisfy a failing test, will be relaxed, and love what they do. The Role: The role will involve both supporting our existing application; a Rails 2.3.8 application and the complicated infrastructure around it, and helping build our new platform; a Rails 3.1 application with vastly simplified deployment topology. The support component requires you to be able to react to issues occurring in production as well as be pro-active and plan to ensure little or no downtime. The development component entails a quality-focused approach, using TDD and pair programming. You will be working in a small development team and need to be a full stack developer, willing to learn about technologies that you might not yet be familiar with. Key skills: Ruby/Rails TDD HTML/CSS/SASS JavaScript (JQuery) Linux (Ubuntu) Apache or Nginx Passenger or Unicorn Chef or Puppet Git -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
[rails-oceania] JOB: 3 Rails people to develop social network: Melbourne
Hi Ruby community: We are seeking experienced Ruby On Rails people: 1 project manager (2.5 days/week) 1 lead/senior developer (5 days/week) 1 developer (5 days/week) Length: 13 week project Start: September 2011 Rates: market Job: to further develop and roll out features for a social movie network (currently in closed Beta). Location: Melbourne/Eltham Remote working: some (half and half) Experience with social networks/frameworks or platform development an advantage. Contract/permanent/full-time positions considered for on-going work after this project. This is a genuinely exciting and challenging project that is ready to scale. You will be working with a small focused entrepreneurial team. We have the cash, but are also happy to discuss an equity-split remuneration package. Details/CVs etc, or for further information, please contact: Joss Wyss E: josslossb...@gmail.com T: 0419 335 792 Thank you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
[rails-oceania] Please create a hyperlink to help save lives
How would you like to help save some dogs just by symlinking from your blog/website? You can help expose the truth though the joy of PageRank. Dog owners in Victoria will soon face the threat of their innocent pet being seized and killed by Council officers. The government has opened a $100,000 'dob in a dangerous dog' hotline and is rushing through new laws that will allow Councils to kill residents pets if they look like they have some 'pit bull' in them. Leading calls for the culling of family pets is a dog pound contracting company called The Lost Dogs' Home. They've sunk to a new low this time: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-25/rspca-rejects-pitbull-crossbreed-sale-claim/2856002 Googling for 'lost dogs home' brings up two sites exposing them for what they really are. Each have a different tone and leave it up to you which one you want to link to. * currently at position 4 * Lost Dogs Home - Saving Cash by Killing Pets - http://lostdogshome.com/ * currently at position 10 * Lost Dogs Home is Bad News for Pets - http://goodfordogs.org/blog/2011/03/18/lost-dogs-home/ Elevating these pages in Google search results might make them rethink their approach. Link away! thanks! *- Mike* * * e. m...@bailey.net.au w. mike.bailey.net.au -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
[rails-oceania] [JOB] Rails Developers in Brisbane
Hi. We're Ennova and we like to think we build great software. We're a software consultancy and startup product shop up north in Brisbane. Our primary focus is building Envision, a web-based construction project management tool aimed at on-site personnel, like supervisors and project managers. Our product takes all the information that is normally shared in whispers and puts it in a web app, where it can be used to save money, save time and increase efficiency. That's our product. In addition to creating a wonderful product, we offer a bespoke consultancy service, providing software development services to our outstanding clients. We're involved in everything from finance to real estate to cloud-based hosting. We're a close-knit team. We eat lunch together, walk to the office together, go for ridiculous amounts of coffee breaks together and we're honest with each other. We work on each other's personal projects and we pair on company projects. We're pragmatic about the application of Agile - we have to be, we're a startup. Over all, we're in this to develop our product. We understand that helping construction sites save money and time by properly planning and talking about their projects isn't sexy, but we love it anyway because it's useful (and beautiful) and people are starting to love our product as much as we do. Because of this, we're scaling up. If you like all the things we like and you like solving highly complex problems, come and work with us. We want you - whether you are a graduate or have had a lifetime of experience. For those who like a checklist, we'd like you to have: - Experience developing complex web applications - Experience designing systems based around OO architecture - Experience working in an Agile and TDD environment - A willingness to work with a distributed team - The ability to understand and be understood well by others It would be great if you also had: - A level of comfort working with our business guys to identify and develop product features - Experience delivering working software iteratively (we release every week or so) - Experience in writing front-end code (Javascript chops would definitely be a plus) - Experience with Rails (we care more about your thinking skills rather than your language-specific skills) - Experience with git Anyone interested should send us the following: - An email telling us who you are and what you've done. - Links to some hackities or open-source contributions you've done. - (If you're so inclined) A resume and a list of people who will sing your praises. We're in Brisbane, but if you're not, that's not a dealbreaker. Come up to the sunny north if you're looking for a change! We'll pay you what we both agree to, so contact us at i...@ennova.com.au. No recruiters, please. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
