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Alan Sorkin's Blog:
The Difference Between A Developer, A Programmer And A Computer Scientist
March 16, 2010 @ 08:08:45

On his blog today Alan Sorkin has a humorous take on what the difference is between computer scientists, programmers and developers according to where they place their focus.

I have often used those three terms almost interchangeably, yes, even computer scientist. After all, most of us have a degree in computer science, so what does that make us? However, recently I find that those three things have come to take on more and more distinct personalities in my mind. [...] It is difficult to define what each one should be, (it is more of a gut feel rather than a strict delineation) they are very similar (and rightly so), but I am going to attempt to do it anyway.

He splits them up according to a few criteria - how their code looks, how it works and what level their math skills are at. The photos he uses to further define each are pretty dead on too.

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Ibuildings techPortal:
8 Reasons Every PHP Developer Should Love Javascript
March 15, 2010 @ 09:12:48

On the Ibuildings techPortal they're posted the latest podcast in their Dutch PHP Conference 2009 sessions series - Boy Baukema's talk on why every PHP developer should love Javascript.

In this talk these and more comparisons will be drawn between the two languages. The main weaknesses and strengths of JavaScript will be discussed and compared to PHP. Examples will be given of closures and lambda functions in JavaScript and they will be compared to the implementation of these same features in the upcoming PHP 5.3. And through comparison the speaker will demonstrate that the two languages are quite similar.

To listen you can either use the in-page player or you can download the mp3 directly and listen offline at your leisure.

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Job Posting:
Vermont Information Processing Seeks Senior/Lead PHP Developer (Burlington, VT)
March 04, 2010 @ 16:00:27

Company Vermont Information Processing (VIP)
Location Burlington, VT
Title Senior/Lead PHP Developer
Summary

Summary:
We are seeking an experienced PHP Application Developer with serious chops and mentorship/team-building skills to develop and lead a team in the creation of new, enterprise level applications for our large client base.

We are looking for a high energy, self-starter who loves to create usable applications. You must be able to participate and lead others in all areas of the software development lifecycle, including gathering requirements, writing specifications, programming, testing, documentation, etc...

Responsibilities:

  • 5+ years of professional application development experience in PHP
  • Experience with PHP frameworks
  • Work with the senior engineers to provide clear leadership in technical design and architecture of Betfair US software systems
  • Excellent system architecture and application/database design skills
  • Skilled in working with large databases and writing high performance, scalable applications
  • Ability to prioritize, multitask and manage work in order to meet critical timelines

Requirements:

  • Strong hands on skills in - PHP, RoR, Java, Flash, AMFPhP, memcached, memqueue, + at least one of LAMP stack environments
  • Relational Databases and SQL ( MySQL, Oracle, logical design and stored procedures).
  • Front-end Web Technologies (HTML, Javascript, XML, XSL)
  • Proven ability to lead and manage a team of engineers
  • Deep experience building Distributed Large Scale Systems focused on highly available websites
  • Proven ability to operate effectively at the senior level
  • Exceptional motivator and technical leader
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills

Additional Notes:
Candidate must be prepared to demonstrate skills by providing code samples or take tests to demonstrate ability to document your experience in significant prior projects.

VIP Overview
Vermont Information Processing is a software and services company that serves he beverage industry. Our software applications handle all business functions for a beverage distributor including inventory management, order processing, sales reporting and financial management. We offer a full benefits package that includes health, 401k, ESOP, profit sharing and on-site childcare. We are located just outside of Burlington, VT.

For more infromation or to submit your resume, contact Teresa Langston at Teresa.Langston@vtinfo.com or by phone 802-655-9400 ext. 2718 or cell phone at 802-498-7310.

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Job Posting:
Mediware Blood Center Technologies Seeks PHP Software Developer (Jacksonville, FL)
March 04, 2010 @ 13:50:08

Company Mediware Blood Center Technologies
Location Jacksonville, FL
Title PHP Software Developer
Summary

Summary:
It's not what you have; it's what you do with it.

As a Software Developer, you have options when it comes to finding work. But we would like to offer you something different. Here, your expertise will help develop integrated software systems to assist Blood Centers in collecting vital units of blood from eligible donors. Our advanced software solutions are used throughout the world for the effective management of blood between donors and recipients. Additionally, our software helps to maximize accuracy throughout the continuum of care. In a field where errors are life-and-death matters, a commitment to excellence is truly key. We are seeking top notch folks for our growing team!

If you'd rather have a purpose than just a job, bring your passion, experience and skill to this critical role. Your development background is needed to support all aspects of :

  • Software analysis, design, development, documentation and configuration management
  • Participating in the preparation of system requirements and design specifications
  • Adding new functionality, upgrades, debugging and enhancements

What you need to apply:

  • Associates or 3 years of software engineering experience in lieu of the degree. Bachelors preferred
  • Major web development language (PHP, ASP, JSP) experience or knowledge required
  • Experience with Relational Databases such as MySQL, Oracle or SQL Server required
  • Linux experience preferred
  • Object Oriented experience preferred
  • Ability to analyze/debug problems and be proactive in proposing and implementing solutions
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies
  • Good oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical information
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Ability to work in fast paced development environment
  • Be a US Citizen or have a Green Card

What's in it for you:

  • Work on cutting edge technologies like Facebook Apps, Web 2.0
  • Innovation is encouraged
  • Competitive salary
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance, matching 401k, Education Reimbursement, 11 Holidays & more
  • Casual attire
  • The opportunity to make a difference, not just for yourself, but for millions of people around the globe by developing software that saves lives

Compensation
This is a full time position and an opportunity to work on cutting edge products. The salary range will be dependent on the skills, education and experience of the applicant.

Application
Apply Today! Complete our online application by clicking this link: https://mediware.igreentree.com/CSS_External/CSSPage_Referred.asp?Req=10-220 or e-mail resume to Mediware.resumes@iGreentree.com with 09-189 in the subject line (Word documents only - No PDF's).

Mediware is an Equal Opportunity Employer

No contractors or agencies please

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Job Posting:
Tilllate Media Seeks Senior PHP Developer (Glasgow, UK)
February 19, 2010 @ 20:59:42

Company Tilllate Media
Location Glasgow, UK
Title Senior PHP Developer
Summary

Tilllate Media Ltd operates tilllate.com in the UK and publishes tilllate magazine. tilllate.com is the largest nightlife and clubbing social network in the world with sites currently operating in 12 European countries and regularly attracting over 3.5 million visitors a month. In the UK, tilllate.com attracts over 250,000 visitors a month. tilllate magazine was launched in Sep 2009 when Tilllate Media recruited the editorial and design team of the long-established dance magazine M8 to create the world's essential clubbing magazine.

The Senior Developer role will play an important part in specifying our in-house technology requirements and developing exciting new features for the site. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal communication skills and good attention to detail. Most likely the successful candidate will be someone who has a computer science background with/or considerable industry experience.

Duties

  • working with the development team leader and designer/integrator to understand tilllate's business requirements.
  • contributing to the strategic development and specifications for improvements to the online system.
  • specifying and maintaining the internal systems and hardware required for the in-house development team.
  • managing our servers and the relationship with our external hosting company.
  • management of junior developers (as/if required).
  • ensuring that all work is backed-up on a regular basis.
  • testing and trouble-shooting.

Skills

  • first class PHP/MySQL programming skills. Additional programming skills (eg AJAX) would be an advantage.
  • considerable experience working within a LAMP development environment.
  • experience using version control and disciplined software development methodologies.
  • excellent systems/sever/DBA skills and experience.
  • a willingness to employ code documentation/commenting practices.
  • staff management skills would be an advantage.

Compensation
This is a full time position and an opportunity to work on a large, sophisticated, ongoing international project. The salary range will be dependent on the skills, experience, and expectation of the individual applicant.

Application
Please submit your CV and a letter of application to john.muir@tilllate.com. Please ensure that you also include links to any projects that you have directly contributed to. We are looking to establish our in-house development team as quickly as possible, as such; interviews of potentially suitable candidates will take place as soon as possible after an appropriate application is received. It is likely that our interview process will be in two parts, with the second part involving the review/discussion of a hypothetical brief.

If you require any additional information or clarification, don't hesitate to contact john.muir@tilllate.com.

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Job Posting:
Agency Matrix Seeks Senior Application Developer (Addison, TX)
February 12, 2010 @ 14:21:50

This position has been removed. Thank you for your interest.
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Job Posting:
HUGE Seeks Freelance Zend/WordPress Developer (Brooklyn, NY)
February 10, 2010 @ 21:42:54

Company HUGE
Location Brooklyn, NY
Title Freelance Developer (ZEND PHP/WordPress)
Summary

HUGE is a leading interactive agency that specializes in building sustainable online businesses for some of the smartest and most demanding companies in the world. Founded in 1999, HUGE has developed a unique methodology and culture that combines the most relevant aspects of research, design, marketing and technology to meet client objectives. The online businesses designed and developed by HUGE generate over $8.3 billion in online revenue a year and are visited by over 150 million unique visitors a month. HUGE is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY with offices in Los Angeles, Stockholm and London. Clients include IKEA, JetBlue Airways, Walt Disney Company, iVillage, Time Inc., Target and CNN.

The Freelance ZEND PHP/WordPress Developer will participate in development efforts on projects for external clients. He or she will work with the account team, interaction designers, and graphic designers to design and build interactive solutions for clients. He or she will be responsible for working on the software design as well as building, testing, debugging and troubleshooting programs and scripts for various functions, and modifying existing code to add new features.

Requirements/Qualifications:

  • The ideal candidate should have experience creating highly trafficked websites with high volumes of traffic
  • Strong Object Oriented Programming skills and familiarity with languages such as Java and C#
  • Strong PHP experience, specifically with PHP 5
  • 3+ years of WordPress with strong knowledge of WordPress plugins and architecture
  • Overall experience with LAMP and open source in general
  • Good database skills and the ability to create and reverse engineer an ERD
  • Experience with mySQL 5 and other RDBMS preferably Oracle or MS SQL Server
  • Strong CMS experience with systems such as Alfresco, Interwoven, Documentum or Drupal
  • Strong CMS Workflow experience
  • Experience writing web services
  • Experience creating REST based architectures
  • Experience using ZEND PHP Framework
  • Experience creating applications from the ground up
  • Back-end development - Everything is processed at the application layer so they will not be writing Stored Procedures but must understand relational database concepts
  • Experience in an Agile development environment - the product development is more of a waterfall environment
  • Experience mentoring other developers
  • Must have excellent problem solving skills and love technical challenges
  • Must be self-motivated, and able to multi-task
  • Must be able to take initiative to be productive and efficient

HUGE is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We strongly support diversity in the workforce.

To apply, please click here:
http://www.jobvite.com/j/?aj=oAGeVfw9&s=PHPDeveloperOrg

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O'Reilly Radar:
What Facebook's HipHop means for developers and businesses
February 05, 2010 @ 13:17:16

In a recent interview posted on the O'Reilly Radar site, Msc Slocum talks with Kevin Tatroe about what Facebook's HipHop means for business.

Facebook's PHP overhaul, HipHop, reportedly cut CPU usage on the company's servers by around 50 percent. You don't have to be a programmer to understand that kind of result. [...] asked Kevin Tatroe, co-author of O'Reilly's Programming PHP, to weigh in on HipHop's functionality and its broader applications.

Mac starts with some basic questions - how will it help developers, how will it help businesses - and then asks for some clarification as to what the project really is and how difficult Kevin thinks it will be for companies to adopt.

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Community News:
PHP Developers Summit 2010 (Philippines)
January 26, 2010 @ 16:47:59

The Zend Developer Zone has posted about a PHP developers summit happening in the Philippines in partnership with Microsoft.

In partnership with Microsoft Philippines, PHP User Group Philippines presents PHP Developers Summit 2010 on January 30th. We are inviting you to come and join us in this gathering of the country's best tech-talents, professionals and web developers promoting the use of PHP and open source solutions in the enterprise and schools.

Speakers include Dominick Nowell A. Danao, Rodney C. Jao, Alec Joseph Rivera and Rick Bahague, Jr. on topics from IIS7, Git, the WinCache extension and scaling web applications. There's still time to register if you'd like to reserve your spot. The event is happening in the Grand Ballroom at the Hotel Rembrandt and will cost between 1,200-1,500 PHP to attend this one-day event.

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