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Robots as Tools, Toys and Teachers

SiliconHills

By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News You too, can make your own robot, using Artoo, a micro-framework for robotics using the programming language Ruby. Mike Ford, a software engineer at Trion Worlds, spoke Monday night to a group of around 30 people at Austin RB meetup at Capital Factory about the Artoo technology [.]

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Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2)

crowdSPRING Blog

The shift from “startup scale” to “Facebook scale” can happen quickly, and you want to be sure that you choose the best technology for it. All this spells entirely different software architectures and priorities, requiring different kinds of technological expertise. Let’s call that last one “Facebook scale.”.

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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

They have all the needs of any business - including sales, marketing, product development and design - to go along with all of those software engineers. Boston Startup School was announced at an event in February called Ruby Riot. But there is more to it than that. Startups are businesses. 6 Weeks of Complete Immersion.

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Programmer Competency Matrix

www.starling-software.com

Software Engineering. systems decomposition Not able to think above the level of a single file/class Able to break up problem space and design solution as long as it is within the same platform/technology Able to design systems that span multiple technologies/platforms. Programming. Author of framework.

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Techies? Write Your Own Ticket In Southern California

blog.socaltech.com

My conclusion: if you’re a software engineer, with good technical background and ability, you can pretty much write your own ticket in Southern California. Build a software-as-a-service web site, even just a dead simple one, using the latest technology. technologies (interactivity UI etc.). Why do I say that?

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Mass TLC Unconference: Large annual conference put on by the MA Technology Leadership Council. Ruby specialists. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Belmont Technologies – CAD in the Cloud (backed by Northbridge and NEA). Places to Hang.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012

Rob Go

Mass TLC Unconference : Large annual conference put on by the MA Technology Leadership Council. Ruby specialists. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Quickly becoming one of the best sources of information on the local tech scene.

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