From mghaught at gmail.com  Thu Jul  2 17:08:23 2009
From: mghaught at gmail.com (Marty Haught)
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:08:23 -0600
Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] Gnip (Downtown Boulder) is hiring a Senior Web
	Developer (Java/Ruby)
Message-ID: <57f29e620907021408i26fb00a1o4bc41be1eabf3c1@mail.gmail.com>

Passed on via Ingrid @ Gnip...

Senior Web Developer @ Gnip, Inc., Downtown Boulder, CO

Gnip is looking for folks ready, willing, and able to work in a
fast-paced startup environment. We take a pragmatic approach to
building our software which requires a broad palette of language
experience, framework understanding, and software environments.


The perfect candidate will have consciousness around software
development; practical, hands-on, application of academic know-how. If
you feel you?ve got it all, or have expertise in a relevant subset of
the areas described here, we?d like to hear from you; jobs at gnip.com.
Please specify "Sr. Web Developer" in the subject line of your email.
Skills Desired:

    * Solid foundation in computer science
    * Close attention to user experience
    * RIA/AJAX-style application development including a deep
understanding of CSS/HTML browser quirks
    * Solid understanding of MVC and REST frameworks
    * Experience with testing frameworks including JSUnit and Selenium
    * Application development, deployment and support on Unix/Linux systems
    * Ability to effectively communicate with product team

Our Development Culture:

    * Developing scalable web applications in Java
    * Highly collaborative work environment
    * Test Driven Development
    * Pair programming
    * Aggressive refactoring
    * Developer participation in production support rotation
    * Passion for writing software

Software We Use:

    * Java
    * Ruby/Rails
    * Amazon Web Services
    * Terracotta
    * Berkeley DB
    * Jetty, Guice, FreeMarker
    * Subversion
    * Maven
    * IntelliJ
    * Capistrano

Salary:

Commensurate with skills and experience.

Gnip is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.


The above information can also be found on our web site here:
http://www.gnip.com/company/jobs/senior-web-developer

From mghaught at gmail.com  Fri Jul 10 22:30:22 2009
From: mghaught at gmail.com (Marty Haught)
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:30:22 -0600
Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] BRG - July Meeting - Jul 15th
Message-ID: <57f29e620907101930g70c95673m8a53de472ea5b6df@mail.gmail.com>

Our July meeting coming up next week on the 15th at 7pm will feature
several local members talking about their Ruby libraries.  Paul
Sadauskas, Justin Smestad and Jay Zeschin will all be talking.  I'll
send out our usual two day reminder next week with all the extra
details.  If you want to know more about our meetings, location or
other group info check out our website:

http://boulderruby.org

Cheers,
Marty Haught

From mghaught at gmail.com  Wed Jul 15 00:41:22 2009
From: mghaught at gmail.com (Marty Haught)
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:41:22 -0600
Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] BRG - July Meeting - Jul 15th Reminder
Message-ID: <57f29e620907142141x4831b2fct8200098be9ad7af3@mail.gmail.com>

I'm sending out the reminder a bit late but we are having our usual
Boulder Ruby meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday July 15th at 7pm at
Collective Intellect's space (directions below).  We will have three
local speakers covering their libraries. Paul Sadauskas will discuss
Resourceful, Gabe Varela will cover Factory Lab's gem providing
pre-baked recipes for streamlining you Capistrano configuration and
Justin Smestad will be going over Stale Fish, a project that keeps
canned responses/fixtures up to date automatically in your ruby
projects.  We should have more time open in case anyone wants to bring
something additional to present on.  We'll have our usual socializing
at the beginning of the meeting.  We'll see you tomorrow.

Cheers,
Marty Haught
http://boulderruby.org


Directions:

Collective Intellect
1433 Pearl St, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302

The office is behind and above Starbucks on Pearl. The entrance is on
Pearl Street just east of Starbucks, behind the statue of the wolf.
Come straight through all the doors.

URL to google maps: http://rubyurl.com/pKfB

From mike at pragmaticstudio.com  Sun Jul 19 16:37:51 2009
From: mike at pragmaticstudio.com (Mike Clark)
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:37:51 -0600
Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] iPhone Studio in Denver
Message-ID: <9382317A-F499-4808-ADD1-EA9039124A1A@pragmaticstudio.com>

Hi Folks,

It seems that a number of Rubyists are curious about iPhone  
development, so I thought you might be interested in local iPhone  
training this summer.  There's a discount for Boulder Ruby Group  
members, too.

The Pragmatic Studio is offering a 4-day, hands-on iPhone Studio in  
Denver on August 25-28.  It's a great way to quickly get up to speed  
on building iPhone applications from scratch.  The instructors are fun  
and have extensive experience with iPhone, and the training facility  
is top notch.

Registration and detailed information is available at:

    http://pragmaticstudio.com/iphone

As a special discount for Boulder Ruby Group members, use the coupon  
code "bdrg-iphone" when you register to save $400.

I've been having a ton of fun building iPhone applications, and using  
Ruby for backend services.  For me it's been the best of both worlds.   
I hope to meet some of you there!

Mike Clark
The Pragmatic Studio
http://pragmaticstudio.com